2 found dead at waste facilities in ME and NH were intoxicated by drugs

A couple who were found dead in separate waste facilities were intoxicated by drugs and had sought shelter during a rainstorm in a large trash bin that was loaded into a compacting waste removal vehicle, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said Friday.

Maine Legislature to conduct most business remote next month

Amid a surge in infections, the Maine Legislature will follow last year’s safety guidelines — including mandatory masks — next month.

US alpine championships to return to Sugarloaf in 2022

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) The U.S. Alpine Championships will head eastward to Sugarloaf in the new year, the resort says.

Much of northern New England, including Maine, to get significant snowfall

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Much of northern New England, including Maine, is set to see its first significant snowfall of the season this weekend.

Maine judge won’t intervene to let power line construction resume

A state judge on Thursday denied a bid to resume construction on a $1 billion hydropower transmission line in western Maine, rejecting a preliminary injunction sought by utility companies.

Bus driver shortage forces Auburn school district to cancel routes last minute

School bus routes are being canceled in Auburn as the district struggles to recruit drivers.

More than 12K forest acres to be protected in western Maine

ALBANY TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) More than 12,000 acres of privately owned western Maine forest is being conserved, a group of conservation organizations said Wednesday.

Passenger rail sees historic spending as Downeaster turns 20

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Twenty years after Amtrak’s first Downeaster set off into darkness and uncertainty on a cold December morning, there’s now light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to passenger rail expansion projects thanks to the $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill.

Hunt for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ widens to 34 communities

FAIRFIELD, Maine (AP) Thirty-four communities across Maine will be tested for environmental pollutants associated with serious health conditions, after the so-called “forever chemicals” were found in chicken eggs and deer meat harvested in the Fairfield area.

Alaska judge allows evidence about alternative suspects

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A Maine man charged in a young woman’s killing 28 years ago at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks will be allowed to present evidence about three alternative suspects at his trial next month.