Judge is asked to stop punishment over rape-awareness note

A lawyer for a 15-year-old high school student suspended for posting a rape awareness note on a bathroom mirror says it represents protected speech, and that punishing her would discourage victims from coming forward.

Central Maine Power: services restored for all but 400 homes, businesses

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Central Maine Power and Emera Maine are still mopping up a handful of outages caused by a nor’easter last week.

ACLU to make case that suspension of Cape Elizabeth student is unfair

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is expected to begin making the case that a school district in the state should not have suspended a student over activism about sexual assault.

Man Killed in Crash Near New Hampshire Toll Plaza

Police say a driver died in a Hampton, New Hampshire, crash in which they drove head-on into a guardrail and concrete barrier near a toll plaza.

Deadly ATV Crash Outside of Belfast

The wardens say the crash killed 30-year-old Rachel Curtis of Montville in her hometown on Sunday.

Bumper crop of acorns as Maine becomes squirrel paradise

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It’s a boom year for acorns in Maine, where parks and lawns are covered in the squirrel-attracting nuts.

Maine children’s museum sells building in prep for big move

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine children’s museum has sold its downtown Portland building to help clear the way for a move into a new space.

Tension thaws over whale plan between Maine lobstermen, feds

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group representing Maine’s lobstermen says it’s now willing to work with the federal government on a plan to protect right whales after withdrawing its support for the plan this summer.

Washington state driver arrested speeding near ceremony for Fallen 7 in Randolph, NH

A Washington state man police said was driving more than 100 miles per hour on Route 2 near a memorial held for seven motorcyclists killed in June faces a reckless driving charge.

Pet Walk Raises Money for Injured Maintenance Worker

An event in Kennebunk raised money for a maintenance worker seriously injured in a Farmington explosion.