Developers have right to finish $1B power line, jury says

A jury that heard complicated testimony about construction schedules and constitutional rights delivered a victory Thursday for a $1 billion transmission project, concluding developers had a constitutional right to proceed despite being rebuked by state voters in a referendum.

Police: Maine man killed parents before firing on motorists

A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said Wednesday.

Man arrested after shootings leave 4 dead in Bowdoin and others hurt in Yarmouth

Maine State Police say a man has been arrested in connection with shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth that left four people dead, and three others hurt.

Closing arguments to take place Wednesday in trial over Maine hydropower corridor

A trial that will decide the fate of a $1 billion hydropower corridor project in Maine concludes on Wednesday.

Discovery of 4 bodies at Bowdoin home linked to highway shooting in Yarmouth that injured 3

Police are investigating a series of shootings that took place in Yarmouth and Bowdoin on Tuesday morning. 

US reporter, Bowdoin grad held by Russia on spying charges to stay in jail

A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine.

Peacemaker George Mitchell makes poignant Belfast return

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) The first time George Mitchell came to Belfast, it was a war-scarred city of bomb damage and barbed wire.

Woman dies in Livermore crash, police say

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says a woman died in two-vehicle crash in Livermore Sunday.

Maine railway reopens 2 days after derailment and fire

A rail line where three locomotive engines and six train cars derailed over the weekend has reopened after track repairs and removal of damaged equipment, the railway owner said Monday.

Demand is up at Washington County food pantries after federal benefits cut back

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