Commission criticizes Maine utility over billing in op-ed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Maine Public Utilities Commission has taken the unusual step of writing a newspaper op-ed chastising a power company in the state for doing a poor job of transitioning to a new billing system

Maine man pleads guilty to child’s death that spurred reform

BELFAST, Maine (AP)   A Maine man is expected to plead guilty to causing the death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter in a case that spurred child welfare reform in the state

Harrison man charged with attacking mother

HARRISON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a stabbing and assault Friday night in Harrison that left a woman with serious injuries and her son charged with the attack

Police investigating couple’s death as murder-suicide

WATERBORO, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say they are investigating the deaths of a couple from Waterboro as a domestic violence murder-suicide

LL Bean poised to open 1st store in Canada

FREEPORT, Maine (AP)   L.L. Bean is poised to open its first store in Canada

Bill would increase fines for robocalls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A newly introduced bill targeting robocallers that has U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ support would double the penalties on scammers who trick victims into answering phone calls

Gifford’s Drafted to Serve as Official Ice Cream of Patriots

A Maine company has been named the official ice cream of the New England Patriots.

Maine grappling with closure of nursing homes

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) More than a dozen nursing homes have shuttered in Maine over the last five years, and operators…

3 charged with federal crime stemming from Maine robbery

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Prosecutors say they’ve invoked a federal law in charging three men from New York City with robbery…

Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Maine water samples

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it has detected bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease…