Belfast startup buys idled paper mill

A Belfast startup says it has bought the former Madison Paper Industries mill.

City of Portland denies claim of obstructing project that failed

Officials in Maine’s largest city say they deny obstruction charges in a developer’s lawsuit about a failed project that never came to pass.

Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins’ Senate seat

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Republican Sen. Susan Collins hasn’t officially announced whether she’s seeking reelection. But that isn’t stopping campaign dollars from pouring into Maine

UPDATE: Litchfield man captured following manhunt

LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a wanted Litchfield man is now in police custody

Maine ag commissioner let down by USDA’s blueberry aid snub

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s agriculture commissioner says it’s “highly disappointing” the federal government won’t include the state’s blueberry growers in a program designed to provide payments to farmers hurt by trade disruption

Officers never asked landlord sentenced in double-homicide if he had a gun

Court filings show a Maine landlord who killed two tenants in 2012 had threatened to shoot one in front of a police officer, but officers never asked if he had a gun.

Medical examiner soon to release how man found in cove died

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maine says it should be able to release a cause of death soon in the case of a body found in Greenland Cove near Bremen.

Portland city worker hit and killed by trash truck

The city of Portland says a city worker was killed Sunday after getting struck by a trash truck.

Idexx to get tax breaks once new HQ opens in Westbrook

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Veterinary diagnostics company Idexx is in line for up to $16 million in tax breaks when its new Westbrook headquarters opens next month

Indian Mural Scrubbed from Skowhegan High School

A large Native American mural has been erased from the Skowhegan High School gymnasium.