Statue of segregationist justice removed from court grounds

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A statue of a former U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who supported segregation laws has been removed from outside the Kennebec County Courthouse.

Trooper hurt in construction zone crash on Maine, NH border

KITTERY, Maine (AP) A Maine State Police trooper was injured near the border of Maine and New Hampshire on Wednesday morning when a vehicle hit his cruiser in a construction zone.

Maine utility to trim 4,600 miles of trees to reduce outages

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Maine power company said it plans to trim thousands of miles of trees this year to try make the state’s energy grid more reliable.

Dem who lost to Collins donates more war chest to nonprofits

A former speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. senate candidate announced another $400,000 in donations from her campaign fund on Tuesday.

Mills’ supplemental budget includes $500 checks for Mainers

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday formally unveiled a supplemental budget that returns half of a projected $822 million surplus to residents while boosting the rainy day fund to $500 million and providing another $100 million to fix highways and bridges.

Maine lawmakers unsure about lobster industry defense fund bill

A key legislative committee in Maine put off Tuesday a potential vote on a proposal to create a legal defense fund to fight new fishing restrictions.

Testing reveals high levels of lead in Lewiston schools

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A first round of testing of water in Lewiston schools yielded high levels of lead in about a third of water sources, leading school officials to restrict some water sources.

Maine eyes new license for commercial halibut fishers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers are close to creating a new class of license for the state’s commercial halibut fishermen.

More ticks test positive for Lyme disease in Maine

The University of Maine’s tick lab found that a higher percentage of ticks tested positive for the pathogen that causes Lyme disease last year than the previous year.

Maine lobstermen had big year, set value record of $725M

Maine’s lobster industry bounced back in 2021 and set a record $725 million for the total value of lobsters brought to the docks, and which was over $300 million more than 2020, state regulators said Monday.