Maine lawmaker proposes suspending state’s gas tax for year

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Republican lawmaker in Maine wants the state to suspend its gas tax during a time when the state is expecting new tax revenue and prices at the pump are rising.

Sunday River ski lift mishap could’ve been worse

(AP) A ski lift accident that sent a gondola falling to the ground at Sunday River Resort in western Maine could have been far more serious.

Record demand for state park campsites in Maine

Demand for the campsites has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effort to provide free dental care to veterans in Maine

The state is partnering with dental clinics provide dental hygiene services to Maine veterans who are unable to afford them.

Maine senator introduces bill to cap cost of insulin

King says more than 100,000 people in Maine have diabetes, and the state is one of only a few that cap insulin costs.

A house fire in Casco leaves roads closed and one injured

One person is injured in a structure fire in Casco Saturday morning

A Turner family is working to get twin boys they host from Ukraine every summer out of the country and back to Maine

The family hosts the twin boys every summer and over Christmas, and wants to get them into Maine and out of the war.

19-Year-Old man dies in North Berwick car crash Friday

Police say the teen was driving too fast as he rounded a corner on Card Mill Lane and lost control of the car

Mushers begin their dash across wilderness of northern Maine

The 250-mile dog-sled dash across the wilderness of northern Maine takes mushers to Portage Lake and then to the town of Allagash before looping back to Fort Kent by Monday morning.

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