GOP changes leadership in Maine after poor election showing

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Former Assistant House Minority Leader Joel Stetkis was elected to serve as Maine Republican Party chair, marking a change in direction after a disappointing midterm election for the GOP.

With anti-pesticide law on the horizon, Maine farmers raise concerns

Maine farmers are sounding the alarm over a law set to take effect in 2030 banning the use of pesticides containing PFAs or forever chemicals.

Jury awards $4.5M for Maine sex abuse that happened 3 decades ago

A jury has awarded $4.5 million in damages to a woman whose lawsuit contended she was sexually abused three decades ago by a family friend in Maine.

Maine moving company fined for threatening negative reviewers, AG says

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A moving and storage company in Maine has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine and refrain from using a misleading email address to threaten customers who leave negative reviews, according to the state attorney general’s office.

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

WASHINGTON (AP) They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the…

Fire at town garage in Oxford County destroys snow plows, other equipment

A fire at the town garage in Peru destroyed nearly all of the town’s tools.

Debt limit trigger aimed at Maine consumer utility meets threshold

A proposal aimed at restricting long-term debt necessary to create a consumer-owned electric utility has enough signatures to appear on the November ballot in Maine.

Man accused of robbing Portland bank arrested following tips from citizens

Police in Portland have arrested a bank robbery suspect.

Another Mainer facing prison time related to Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol

A Maine man is facing prison time for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Portland police investigating death of man at campsite as a homicide

A death at a campsite in Portland earlier this month has been ruled a homicide.