EPA to help with university’s Casco Bay preservation effort

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Maine university more than $650,000 to support a…

Maine town police department closes, chief resigns

The police department in a Maine town is closing because the police chief resigned and because they do not have enough full-time officers.

Sen. King: Delays, overtime limits at postal service harmful

Maine Senator Angus King is warning that changes at the U.S. Postal Service, including a ban on overtime, are harmful to Maine residents and may hamper the agency’s ability to deliver absentee ballots.

Homeless camp outside Portland City Hall starts to wind down

Organizers of a protest camp of homeless people and their supporters outside City Hall in Maine’s largest city are winding the camp down.

Appeals court sides with teen who spoke out against assault

A federal appeals court has ruled that a lower court was justified in blocking the suspension of a Maine high school student who posted a note in a bathroom to draw attention to sexual assault.

Rumford man charged in sexual assault of 8-year-old

Police say a Rumford man is accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.

Wiscasset man accused of forcing officer off road charged with OUI

A Wiscasset man faces an OUI charge for a second time after allegedly forcing a police vehicle off the road

Initial jobless claims dip in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Maine labor officials say nearly 2,100 first-time claims for federal and state unemployment benefits were filed last week.

Maine solar development attracts $100M investment

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Dublin-based solar-electric development company has partnered with a Maine firm to develop large-scale projects in eight communities.

Feds cancel study of Maine’s shrimp fishery

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government is canceling a research survey about New England’s imperiled shrimp fishery because of challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.