Portland police chief takes a knee amid peaceful protests

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Portland Police Chief Frank Clark has taken a knee in solidarity with demonstrators outside the police headquarters as hundreds of people take to the streets for a third consecutive night of protests.

CMP’s proposed settlement agreement rejected by state regulators

State regulators on Tuesday rejected a proposed settlement agreement between the state and Central Maine Power.

Protesters, police clash in Portland demonstrations

Protests in Portland took a violent turn Monday night.

Hollis man stopped by police accused of trafficking fentanyl, meth

Rumford police say a Hollis man is behind bars after officers found about 3,700 doses of bulk fentanyl in his vehicle, along with other drugs and weapons.

Maine GOP nears end of latest push to stop ranked voting

Maine Republicans are nearing the end of a new push to try to block a ranked style of voting from the state’s presidential ballot.

President Trump expected to visit medical swab manufacturer in Maine despite governor’s pushback

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Puritan Medical Products in Maine on Friday.

LL Bean joins retailers, state parks in new wave of openings

L.L. Bean reopened its shuttered 24-hour flagship store that had closed since mid-March on Monday, part of a new wave of openings of stores and 10 coastal state parks and portions of Acadia National Park.

Businesses sue over Gov. Mills’ decision to delay opening of restaurants to dine-in customers

(AP) More than 30 Maine business owners have joined a federal class action lawsuit over the governor’s decision to delay the reopening of restaurants in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Maine Dems hold virtual rally, Bernie Sanders calls for ‘justice for George Floyd’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told Maine Democrats on Sunday that “police murder is an outrage” and said that creating a system that values the dignity of all people “starts with justice for George Floyd.”

Hundreds of protesters in Portland block traffic, vandalize police dept.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A racially diverse crowd of about 300 in the largest city in the nation’s whitest state marched, blocked traffic and vandalized police headquarters Sunday to protest George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.