Lobster boats must have tracking devices in federal waters

Regulators are going to require lobster boats operating in federal waters to have tracking devices next year.

Maine indigenous leaders want federal tribal law benefits

Leaders of four Native American tribes in Maine traveled to Washington to testify in favor of a bill that would allow them to benefit from future federal laws despite a state land claims settlement.

Police say weather conditions, speed to blame for fatal crash in Kennebec County

A 22-year-old from New Sharon was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Rome.

More than $31 million authorized through infrastructure bill to weatherize Maine homes

Maine U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King say the state will receive more than $31 million to help low-income residents weatherize their homes.

Work to begin on Maine salmon farm on old paper mill site

BUCKSPORT, Maine (AP) Work will begin this spring on a much-anticipated land-based salmon farm slated for the site of a former Maine paper mill.

Bill to prevent closure of two veterans’ homes signed into law by Gov. Mills

Governor Janet Mills signed legislation on Thursday that will keep two Maine Veterans’ Homes in Machias and Caribou open.

Drug agents find fentanyl hidden in bean cans at Corinth home

Drug agents and Maine State Police arrested three people in Penobscot County after seizing nearly three pounds of suspected fentanyl from a home in Corinth. 

Seafood biz braces for losses of jobs, fish due to sanctions

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by.

Legislators endorse higher classification for Androscoggin

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers have unanimously endorsed a proposal to upgrade a 14-mile stretch of the Androscoggin River to a higher environmental classification in an acknowledgment of cleanup efforts.

Fire that destroyed Belfast potato plant ruled accidental

The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office says a fire that destroyed a potato processing plant on the Belfast waterfront has been ruled accidental.