Emoji Group Tweaks Lobster Emoji Design After Complaints

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) After an outcry, the organization that controls the release of emojis has added two more legs to the forthcoming lobster emoji to make it anatomically correct.

Lawmakers to Consider Tax Credits for Logging Businesses

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Lawmakers are set to consider a lawmaker’s idea to offer tax credits for logging and trucking businesses that hire U.S. residents

250 Hannaford Workers to Go on Strike in Maine

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A food workers union that represents employees at a Maine distribution center says it has rejected a contract proposal and will go on strike

Record Warm Temperatures Could Be in Store for Wednesday

Mainers are just barely dug out of the latest snowstorm and they might be about to see record warm temperatures.

Principal Resigns Amid Conflict Over New School Start Times

The principal of a Maine high school has resigned suddenly without giving a public reason as a dispute is roiling in the community about new school start times.

Maine Men Arrested on Drug Charges in Mass.

HAVERHILL, Massachusetts (WGAN)  Massachusetts State Police say a pair of Maine men are facing drug charges

Bill Would Remove Veterinarians from Opioid Monitoring Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is opposing legislation to remove veterinarians from Maine’s prescription monitoring program

Kelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Projects Funded in Maine

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding

Plan for Scallop Fishing Lottery Passes Key Hurdle

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A plan to create a fishing license lottery to get new people into the scallop fishery has passed a key hurdle in the Maine Legislature

Lawmakers Mull Making Prescription Drug Prices Transparent

Maine lawmakers are expected to consider a bill aimed at the high cost of prescription drugs.