Maine CDC: Flu Deaths in State Rise To 28

According to the agency, there have been 2,307 influenza cases in the state this year.

Shuttered Paper Mill Complex Sold to Industry Joint Venture

OLD TOWN, Maine (AP)   A closed-down paper mill in Maine has been bought by a joint venture that plans to redevelop it into a wood fiber complex housing multiple tenants

LePage Allows Naxolone to be Purchased without Prescription

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A state law making an overdose-reversing drug available without a prescription is becoming reality thanks to a compromise between Maine Board of Pharmacy and Republican Gov. Paul LePage

UMaine System Looks to Demolish 3 Percent of its Space

ORONO, Maine (AP)   The University of Maine System’s Board of Trustees has approved a preliminary plan to demolish about 3 percent of the system’s physical space

Maine GOP Director Didn’t Pay State Income taxes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Republican Party’s executive director says he’s paying back thousands of dollars he owes in state income taxes

Police Chief Wants Public Access Show

NORWAY, Maine (AP) _ A Maine police chief is looking to get his face on television through a proposed public access program.

Two Arrested in Pittsfield Drug Bust

PITTSFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  Two people have been arrested on drug charges in Pittsfield.

Man Arrested for Arson in Bangor

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN)  A Bangor man has been arrested on two counts of arson.

Owner Charged After 9 Dogs Left in Cold in Franklin County

FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (WGAN)  Police say nine dogs were found abandoned in an unheated garage Friday morning in Freeman Township.

Critics Vow to Keep Signature-Gatherers at Maine Polls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Democratic Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says his office’s bill making signature gathering at the polls a crime is not meant to kill the citizen initiative process as critics have charged