South Portland Approves Regulations For Short-Term Rentals

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine city council has approved sweeping regulations for short-term home rentals offered by websites like Airbnb.

City Council Mulls Banning Contractors With Violent Pasts

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A Maine city councilor says she is looking into how Bangor could cut ties with contractors previously convicted of violent crimes.

LePage Urges Judge to Retire, Wants to Appoint Conservative

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Republican Gov. Paul LePage is attacking a justice for not fulfilling an apparent promise to retire so the governor can fill his seat with a more conservative judge

Backers: Project Could Improve Salmon Farming in Maine, US

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Norwegian firm says its plan to build one of the largest inland salmon aquaculture facilities in the world in Maine could be a new model for the way the fish are farmed in America

Poliquin: No Comment on King’s ‘NRA Sweetheart’ Tweet

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s adviser says the Maine congressman won’t respond to author Stephen King’s tweet lambasting Poliquin’s support from the National Rifle Association

Ruling in Murder Trial Stemming from 1980 Cold Case Thursday

A judge will announce her decision later this week in the case of a murder charge stemming from a decades-old death in Maine.

Conservationists Criticize LePage’s Push to Tax Land Trusts

Conservation advocates in Maine say Gov. Paul LePage is using misleading information in his push to tax land trusts.

Food Workers Union, Hannaford Owners Will Come to Table

A food workers union and the owner of a distributor in Maine say they will meet to try to avert a strike that was authorized by union members.

Bates Tops Small College Rankings for Fulbright Students

Bates College has been named the top producer of Fulbright students among the nation’s small liberal arts colleges.

Future of Portland, Maine, Ocean Terminal Up for Discussion

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Officials with Maine’s largest city are reaching out to residents to discuss possible redevelopment plans for an ocean terminal building on the city’s waterfront