Maine books-to-children program to add 2 dozen more schools

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A program that gets books to Maine schoolchildren said it is adding two dozen new schools in the coming academic year.

Maine’s agricultural fair season getting underway

MONMOUTH, Maine (AP) Maine’s agricultural fair season is back after a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine might tighten standards for traffic stops

The Maine Legislature House Democratic Office says the bill is designed to prevent police from pulling drivers over to investigate unrelated criminal activity for which the officer “does not at the time of the stop have an articulable suspicion.”

Maine looking to implement stricter school air quality rules

The proposal from Democratic Rep. Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth would charge the Maine Department of Education with amending standards for air quality and ventilation around the state.

York ice cream social for Special Olympics

The York County police department teamed up with York River Landing yesterday for an ice cream social to support the Special Olympics.

Raising money for veterans by rappelling in Portland

Dozens of people repelled down One Canal Plaza in Portland on Saturday to raise money for veterans in Maine.

Oil spill settlement to fund loon conservation projects

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A handful of projects in New England and New York are slated to receive more than…

Mental health evaluation ordered in Maine homicide case

A Maine judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man charged in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found by firefighters responding to a fire.

Haaland touts Acadia National Park work during Maine visit

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland detailed a host of improvements and investments at Maine’s only national park during a visit to the state on Friday.

Maine berry farmers say warm weather helped usher in early strawberry season

Strawberry season in Maine has arrived early this year, thanks in part to a warm spring and a June heat wave.