Maine begins process of ditching obscene vanity plates

(AP) A Maine law banning obscene license plates went into effect Monday, but getting the foul language off the roads and highways won’t happen overnight.

Belfast closer to goal of planting a million flowers

Elisabeth Wolfe, who launched the effort, said that this is the fourth year people have worked to plant bulbs through the Belfast Daffodil Project.

Senator Collins asks Biden administration for funding to help people pay heating bills

Reed and Collins say they’re making the request now because winter is approaching and energy costs are projected to precipitously increase.

Judge blocks lobster fishing closure off coast of Maine

U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said regulators had relied on “markedly thin” statistical modeling instead of hard evidence.

Guns to be transformed into metal used in consumer products

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — A police department on Saturday destroyed a cache of weapons that’s going to be melted down to be transformed into peaceful products.

House explosion, fire under investigation; owner injured

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — Firefighters in Maine are investigating a house explosion and fire that injured the homeowner.

$300 “Hazard” payments are headed to many Mainers next month

What will you do with the money? If you worked in 2020, you could be getting $300 form the state.

Drivers on I-295 faced delays on Saturday after accident

An accident slowed traffic headed north of Portland on I-295 Saturday afternoon

Maine land preservation program reactivated after 4 years

Mills’ office said the money could help conserve working forests, farms, commercial waterfronts and other spaces.

Maine’s COVID-19 mandate appealed to US Supreme Court

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Opponents of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in Maine filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after being dealt another legal defeat on Friday.