Maine Adding 50 New Public Health Nurses

Maine is hiring 50 public health nurses to help address disease outbreaks and the opioid crisis.

Former Maine Senate President Gerard Conley Sr. Dead at 88

Former Maine Senate president and Portland mayor Gerard Conley Sr. has died.

Sears Opts to Close Store in Bangor

The decision leaves the Bangor Mall with two anchor stores; JC Penney and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Search On for Maine Clammer Who Went Missing During Blizzard

ST. GEORGE, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Marine Patrol is searching for a clammer who disappeared off the coast of St. George during the blizzard

Landlord Arrested for Repeatedly Harassing Tenants

ACTON, Maine (WGAN)  An Acton landlord has been arrested after police say he repeatedly harassed some of his tenants

City Council Mulls Ethics Probe of Sitting Member for Vote

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   The Bangor City Council will meet next week to judge whether or not to bring an ethics investigation against a sitting member of the council

Officials Warn Maine Customers of Telephone Power Bill Scam

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Portland-area law enforcement officials warn of a new telephone scam threatening Central Maine Power customers with disconnection unless they pay a fraudulent bill with prepaid cards

LePage Spending Welfare Dollars on After-School Programs

Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is spending $1.7 million of federal welfare dollars on after-school programs

Jesus, Mary and Joseph Stolen from Church, Along with Sheep

SACO, Maine (AP)   A Maine church is holding out hope that figures of Joseph and Mary that were stolen from its nativity scene after Christmas will turn up

First Day of Maine Ag Fair to Focus on Food and Farm Jobs

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says the first day of the state’s annual farm show will focus on linking people with careers in agriculture