Maine GOP Director Didn’t Pay State Income taxes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Republican Party’s executive director says he’s paying back thousands of dollars he owes in state income taxes

Police Chief Wants Public Access Show

NORWAY, Maine (AP) _ A Maine police chief is looking to get his face on television through a proposed public access program.

Two Arrested in Pittsfield Drug Bust

PITTSFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  Two people have been arrested on drug charges in Pittsfield.

Man Arrested for Arson in Bangor

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN)  A Bangor man has been arrested on two counts of arson.

Owner Charged After 9 Dogs Left in Cold in Franklin County

FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (WGAN)  Police say nine dogs were found abandoned in an unheated garage Friday morning in Freeman Township.

Critics Vow to Keep Signature-Gatherers at Maine Polls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Democratic Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says his office’s bill making signature gathering at the polls a crime is not meant to kill the citizen initiative process as critics have charged

LePage Issues Declaration to Continue Heating Oil Deliveries

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s governor has signed an emergency proclamation to allow heating oil delivery personnel to stay on the road longer during a spell of bitingly cold weather

Cold is Forcing Rethink on Some New Year’s Swim Events

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   It’s so cold out there that even brave swimmers who a take a plunge this time a year are thinking twice.

Private Equity Firm Plans New Hydroponic Farm in Maine

STANDISH, Maine (AP)   A private equity firm that failed to restart a Maine paper mill is working on developing a fish farm for the Maine town of Standish

Farm Raided for Second Time in a Month, Animals Seized

SORRENTO, Maine (AP)   State officials say they have seized dozens of animals from a Maine farm in a second raid this month