Maine City Eyes Big Hikes in Fees for Services Like Airbnb

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The largest city is Maine is considering a heavy increase in the fees that get charged to property owners who offer short-term rentals using services including Airbnb

NTSB: Plane Reported Loss of Power Before Rural Maine Crash

GREENVILLE, Maine (WGAN)   The National Transportation Safety Board says a plane reported a loss of power to air traffic control right before a crash that killed three people

Beach Closed in Bridgton

BRIDGTON, Maine (WGAN)  The town of Bridgton says a beach has been closed due to high levels of E. Coli in the water

Groups Oppose Maine’s Plans to Lower Pollution Standards

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is seeking to relax air pollution standards, a move that is…

All Central Maine Hospitals Vote No Confidence in CEO

Staff at all three Central Maine HealthCare hospitals have voted no confidence in the CEO of their parent company.

Maine Elections See Big Democratic Donors

A dark money group linked to Democratic mega-donors has shelled out half a million dollars to a union-backed group hoping to influence this year’s Maine elections.

Airports in Bangor, Elsewhere in Maine to Get More Than $10M

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Bangor International Airport in among five airports in Maine that are receiving more than $10 million in Federal Aviation Administration money to make improvements

Governor: Child Protective Workers Concerns ‘Being Heard’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican governor says he’s addressing the concerns of child protective caseworkers who say the state’s child welfare system is being overloaded

Correction: Hire a Vet Story

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   In a short headline for a July 28 story about a veteran’s fair, The Associated Press erroneously reported the fair’s name. It is the Hire-a-Veteran fair, not the Hit-A-Vet fair

Maine Officials To Airdrop Vaccine Packets In Attempt To Eliminate Raccoon Rabies

State officials will release about 351,000 oral rabies vaccines baits targeting raccoons this month with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s help.