Collins joins two-party push for more local food in schools

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican senator is joining a group of colleagues to beef up federal resources that are dedicated to getting fresh, local foods into schools

Maine won’t allow feds broad access to driver license photos

Maine’s secretary of state says his agency isn’t going to let federal agents have open-ended access to a new identification database.

Nepalese man pleads guilty to paying woman for marriage

A Nepalese man has told federal court that he paid a Maine woman to marry him so he could stay in the country.

Maine man killed in head-on crash in New Hampshire

A Maine man has been killed in a motorcycle crash in New Hampshire.

Lobster boat skipper charged with operating under influence

Officials say a lobsterman whose vessel collided with a recreational boat at the Stonington dock has been charged with operating under the influence.

Maine supreme court upholds conviction in fatal stabbing

The Maine supreme court has upheld the manslaughter conviction of woman who fatally stabbed a man in the town of Waldo.

Maine law to prevent tobacco use, streamline tobacco taxes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A new law designed to fund tobacco cessation and make sure tobacco products are taxed at the same rate has taken effect in Maine

Maine to meet public over contested Ellsworth dam relicense

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP)   Maine officials are slated to meet with the public in the Down East portion of the state to discuss a dam relicensing proposal that has met resistance

Crews Begin Work on $26 Million Waterville Hotel

Construction has begun on a multi-million dollar hotel in Waterville.

Maine man uses insanity defense in fatal stabbing

Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of a Maine man accused of stabbing a woman to death in front of her 11-year-old twins in Lewiston, Maine.