NOAA Declares Seal Die-Off as ‘Unusual Mortality Event’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The federal government is declaring the deaths of hundreds of seals off the New England coast this summer to be an “unusual mortality event.”

Congressional Candidates Spar Over Political Ads

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Two candidates in Maine’s congressional race have stepped up attacks against each other over their political ads

UMaine Professor Placed on Leave for Second Time

ORONO, Maine (AP)   A University of Maine professor who was previously cleared in a sexual harassment investigation has been placed on paid leave again amid a separate investigation into his conduct

More than a Dozen Windjammers Sailing into Camden

CAMDEN, Maine (AP)   More than a dozen windjammers are headed to Camden Harbor

Maine Housing Authorities to Get More than $1M in Fed Help

BATH, Maine (AP)   Housing authorities around the state of Maine are receiving more than $1 million in federal money to preserve affordable housing and services for people with disabilities

Maine Man Convicted of Threatening Swedish Embassy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine man has been convicted of making hundreds of vulgar and threatening phone calls to the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C

Child Protection Package Approved By Maine Lawmakers

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Spurred by the deaths of two children, Maine lawmakers on Thursday approved a package of reforms to the state child welfare system in a rare session late in the summer.

The Latest: Senate Approves $21M for Child Welfare System

A bill to provide $21 million to the Maine child welfare system has cleared its first hurdle

Lawsuit Against LePage Over Facebook Blocking to Continue

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A judge has struck down Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him for blocking his critics on his official Facebook page and deleting their comments

Maine Officials Issue Emergency Bear Trapping Limits

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has issued an emergency rule limiting the methods hunters use to trap bears in the state