Maine unemployment ticks up, but with positive signs

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Unemployment nudged upward in Maine in January, and remains higher than it was a year ago.

Susan Collins joins senators who want to stop ineligible gun buys

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Maine Sen. Susan Collins has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues that wants states to better enforce laws that prevent ineligible people from buying a gun.

Winthrop man extricated from vehicle, taken to hospital after collision with train

A man was life-flighted to the hospital after his vehicle collided with a train early Monday morning in New Gloucester.

Maine lawmakers to consider improved energy storage systems

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers will consider a proposal designed to improve the reliability of energy storage in the state.

Police investigate double shooting in Wells

WELLS, Maine (AP) One man was shot in the chest and another man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Wells, police said.

Maine teacher can’t get vaccinated because she lives in NH

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine is allowing all teachers to be vaccinated as soon as possible but some are being left out in border towns in southern Maine.

I-295 scheduled to close for a few days for bridge replacement

The Maine Department of Transportation says the start of the nearly $21 million project involves a reconfiguration of the roadways beneath the bridge to improve mobility and safety.

Maine labor department warns of impostor’s scam

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – The Maine Department of Labor has warned residents of an online fraud in which a scammer…

Standish woman found dead after crash into a Baldwin stream

Police found Desiree Lessard’s vehicle on its roof in a small stream that runs next to Marston Road after a woman walking her dog discovered Lessard shortly after 9 a.m. Friday.

Maine tribe seeks support for bill that would allow casino

The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians are supporting a bill in the state’s Legislature that would allow them to negotiate with the federal government to open a casino in Aroostook County.