Lawmakers consider limits on marijuana growers to stabilize market

Maine lawmakers are considering several bills that would limit the growth of recreational cannabis to stabilize the oversupplied market. 

Entrance to Acadia National Park free for earth day

Entrance to Acadia National Park is free Saturday, along with all other national parks across the U.S. in celebration of earth day. 

Homeless camp along Bayside trail allowed to stay one more week

The city of Portland says it’s giving people experiencing homelessness one more week to remain at the homeless camps along Bayside trail before they will be forced to move.

All Portland emergency shelters at full capacity

Portland city officials say its shelters, the Expo and hotels providing emergency shelter to asylum seekers are all at full capacity.

Candidate with criminal history record to appear on Bar Harbor town council ballot

A candidate with a criminal history record will appear on the ballot for the Bar Harbor town council in June.

Tiny Maine community devastated by loss of slain neighbors

Tireless. Helpful. Deeply religious. Those were some of the ways Patti Eger’s friends remembered her Thursday in the small Maine town of Lisbon Falls, joining hands in prayer on a lawn outside a white church to say goodbye to a woman who stood alongside them to do charity work and attend services.

Silver Alert issued for Falmouth man who drove away from retirement community

Falmouth Police have issued a Silver Alert for a man with cognitive issues.

Maine takes railroad to task over cleanup after derailment

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire.

Police locate driver involved in Pittsfield hit-and-run

Police have located the driver of a vehicle that reportedly struck two people who were walking along Higgins Rd. in Pittsfield Wednesday night.

Burglar targets several Winthrop businesses

Police are searching for the person who broke into several businesses in Kennebec County.