Maine to Distribute Thousands More Deer Permits This Season

Maine’s ready to take applications for this year’s deer permit lottery, which will give out thousands more permits than the previous year.

Ethics Commission Says Hands Tied on Public Campaign Funds

Legislative candidates are telling Maine’s ethics commission that a holdup on public campaign funding is hurting their campaigns.

Maine Hospital to Buy, Maintain Pizza Restaurant

Maine Medical Center is buying a pizza restaurant and plans to work with its longtime owners to find a new operator to keep it running.

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking In Maine

A Boston man accused of forcing two heroin-addicted women into prostitution has pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking in Maine.

LePage Adviser Repeats Tall Tale About UMPI Wind Turbine

An energy adviser to Republican Gov. Paul LePage has repeated a tall tale about the wind turbine at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

DA is Reviewing Cases Involving Officer Labeled “Dishonest”

A district attorney in Maine is reviewing convictions that involved a Rockland police officer dubbed “dishonest” by a judge.

Maine Utility to Give $50M to Massachusetts Energy Programs

A Maine utility has agreed to give $50 million to energy assistance programs in Massachusetts as a condition of winning a bid to build a transmission line.

Police: 8-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Home With Dad’s Shotgun

Police say an 8-year-old boy who was handling his father’s 12-gauge shotgun died of a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in Maine.

CDC Issues Warning About Salmonella Outbreak From Flocks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about salmonella connected to chickens and ducks in backyard flocks across the country.

Owner of 6 Maine Dailies Adds 2 More Weekly Papers

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP)   The owner of six of the seven daily newspapers in Maine is purchasing two more weekly papers in the eastern part of the state