Meetings about new whale protections come to Maine this week

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Representatives of the federal government are in Maine this week to gather feedback about the possibility of new protections for endangered whales

Head of Maine-based Coast Guard cutter relieved of command

The U.S. Coast Guard says the commanding officer of a cutter that’s homeported in Maine has been relieved of his duties.

Maine blueberry industry faces another potential low harvest

Maine’s wild blueberry industry could be looking at another difficult summer, as the crop is projected to remain much smaller than just a few years ago.

Police arrest driver in fatal crash on I-95

State police have arrested a Medway man on drug charges following a fatal crash on I-95.

Silver alert canceled after missing Skowhegan woman found safe

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WGAN)  Maine State Police say a silver alert issued for a missing Skowhegan woman was canceled after she was found safe Monday morning

Maine district must find new way to dispose high PFOS sludge

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP)   A utility in northern Maine will need to find a new way of disposing of wastewater sludge after tests revealed soil from fields used to spread the sludge are higher than the state threshold for a class of chemicals

Company uses composites to simplify bridge construction

BREWER, Maine (AP)   A Maine company that spun off from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center aims to make bridge construction faster, cheaper and more durable

Durham Rescue Crews Respond to Capsized Canoe

Two boys from Durham avoided serious injury after their canoe capsized Saturday morning.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said…

Rabid fox bites 6-year-old girl on the back of her leg

BATH, Maine (AP) Police say a 6-year-old girl in Maine was bitten in the leg by a rabid fox. Julia…