US’s Lucrative Baby Eel Fishery Will Not Expand

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A regulatory board is about to decide if Maine’s baby eel fishermen should be allowed to catch more of the tiny, big-money fish

Shea-Porter Meeting with Shipyard Leaders, Union Members

KITTERY, Maine (AP)   New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is joining leaders and union members at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to discuss critical issues regarding hiring and investments to expand its capacity

Maine Woman to be Sentenced for Fatal Stabbing

ROCKPORT, Maine (AP)   A Maine woman is due to be sentenced for a fatal stabbing in the town of Waldo

Eurasia Milfoil Found on Maine’s Cobbosseecontee Lake

WINTHROP, Maine (AP)   The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has confirmed the presence of an aggressive type of milfoil in part of Cobbosseecontee Lake

Pingree, Kennedy Host Roundtable on Opioid Abuse, Treatment

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP)   U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts are going to hear from people who’ve struggled with drug use

High School Poet’s Lawsuit Yields Change in NEA Competition

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The National Endowment for the Arts plans to eliminate a rule that keeps some people living in the United States out of a poetry competition

Teen Bicyclist Struck By Car Dies From Injuries

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A 15-year-old girl who was struck by a car while riding her bike over the weekend has died.

Gov. Paul LePage Asks Mills, Hayes to Step Down During Gubernatorial Bids

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican governor is following through on his vow to call for the Democratic attorney general to step down. He’s also calling for the independent treasurer to do the same

Guatemalan Immigrant Sentenced for Maine-Quebec Border Cross

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Federal prosecutors say a resident of Guatemala has been sentenced to time served for illegally entering the United States through the border of Canada and Maine

Consolidated Workers in ME, NH, VT Voting on Contracts

Voting is underway on proposed contracts for about 1,000 Consolidated Communication workers across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont