Man’s citizenship revoked for impersonating a Somali man

A Vermont man convicted of impersonating a Somali man has been sentenced to two months in prison.

Survey: Heating oil prices dropping in Maine

A Maine survey indicates heating oil prices are dropping to the lowest level in nearly two years — good news for consumers as the heating season nears.

Company facing emissions complaints promises to clear air

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine company is promising to install $400,000 in odor-control equipment on petroleum storage tanks in response to neighborhood complaints and a proposed federal consent decree

Maine repays $400,000 to feds over non-bid contract

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine has returned nearly $400,000 to the federal government over a no-bid contract granted under the former Republican governor’s administration

Business under fire for prohibited mascot apparel

A Maine business owned by a school board member is under fire after producing and selling apparel featuring a prohibited Native American-themed mascot.

Maine man sentenced to life for killing of Somerset County Sheriff’s Corporal

A judge issuing a life sentence for a man who shot and killed Somerset County Sheriff’s Corporal Eugene Cole.

Driver dies in crash into utility pole, tree, that split car

Maine sheriff’s deputies say a driver died after losing control of his car and crashing into a utility pole and a tree.

3 Maine museums to receive grants to make improvements

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   Southern Maine’s democratic congresswoman says three museums in her district will receive federal funds to make improvements

Fed grants will boost lobster research, create new extension

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A federal program that funds ocean research is going to help establish a push for more scientific work about lobsters in Maine

Salmon group says it found dozens of fish farm escapes

A salmon conservation group says its researchers have intercepted more than 50 salmon it believes escaped from aquaculture operations near a river close to the border of Canada and Maine.