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Bath Iron Works to Lay Off Nearly 60 Workers

BATH, Maine (AP) Bath Iron Works has notified nearly 60 electricians that they’ll be laid off this month because of a shortage of work in that area

Police Investigating After Daycare Workers Say They Ate Cookies Laced with Marijuana

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN) The Bangor Police Department says they’re investigating after staff at a daycare reported eating cookies with marijuana in them that were given to staff by a parent

Four Arrested on Drug Charges on Verona Island

Maine’s Drug Enforcement Agency says they’ve made four arrests near Bucksport in connection with the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in the area.

Crash in Harpswell Leaves Man Trapped in Car for 10 Hours

Harpswell police say a Baily Island man is recovering after getting trapped in his vehicle for ten hours on Tuesday night when he crashed into a house.

Longtime Leader of Lobstermen’s Association Stepping Down

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) The man who has led the Maine Lobstermen’s Association for nearly three decades says he is stepping down to make way for new leadership

As Fishermen Age, Maine Looks for New Scallop Harvesters

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s fishing managers are considering letting new people into the scallop fishery for the first time in nearly a decade

NEA Providing $30K for Portland Square Saved in Referendum

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The National Endowment for the Arts plans to help pay for a public art project in a city square that was spared from development by a referendum

Legal Action Aims to Prevent Shuttering of Prison in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Washington County official says he filed an injunction to prevent Republican Gov. Paul LePage from taking further steps to shutter a minimum-security state prison