Petition Forces Maine City to Reconsider Airbnb Rules

A petition to roll back regulations restricting short-term rentals through services like Airbnb has forced a Maine city to reconsider the rules.

PA Man Accused of Stealing Nude Photos from Woman’s Phone

FARMINGTON, Maine (WGAN)  Farmington Police say they have arrested a man from Pennsylvania after he allegedly sent naked photos of a woman to his phone without her consent

Fuel Leak Cleanup at Gas Station Continues

BELGRADE, Maine (AP)   Maine environmental officials continue to clean up a fuel leak that was caused by a plow truck that backed into a gasoline pump last week

Senators Submit Bill to Crack Down on Youth Homelessness

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   U.S. senators from Maine and Vermont say they have reintroduced a bill designed to combat youth homelessness and provide help for young victims of trafficking

Portland Restaurant Owner Sentenced for Failure to Pay Taxes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s attorney general says the owner of a popular oyster house in the state’s largest city has been sentenced for failing to pay personal and corporate income taxes

Elver Season To Open

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ Spring is in the air and baby eels are in the rivers. Or at least that’s what Maine fishermen hope.

Maine Congressman Sells House, Remains in District

OAKLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican congressman has sold his house in the district, but is continuing to live on the property through a rental agreement

Lawmakers Uphold Veto of Bar Harbor Port Authority Bill

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   The Maine Legislature is sustaining a veto of a bill to create a port authority in a popular coastal tourism community

LePage Says He had ‘Zero’ Involvement in Transfer of Logs

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   An angry Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he had “zero” involvement of the diversion of lumber from state-owned land to a Canadian-owned mill

State Police Urging Storage Unit Owners to Check for Their Belongings After Arrest

THOMASTON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police are asking owners of storage units in the Midcoast to check for their belongings after arresting a Thomaston man