After much discussion, voters approved accepting an annual $5,000 donation from the George and Raymond Frank Foundation (Camp Kawanhee for Boys) to provide residents with seasonal passes to Maine state parks.

Cheverus/Yarmouth and Thornton Academy take home trophies. See our best snaps of the action from Saturday's games.

A once a month 'Repair Cafe' is as much of a social event as it is a repair shop.

For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country's dire position — and the United States' shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.

Two former employees say the Scarborough plant failed to accommodate their disabilities and created a hostile work environment after they outed the company for pushing out defective COVID-19 tests.

The city will host three events with Bryan Kaenrath ahead of his official start date of May 5.

Frederick Ryan, 46, of Norway was booked at the Oxford County Jail on charges following the late-morning chase.

A long-awaited review of the Lewiston mass shooter conducted by Walter Reed National Military Center may contain a second opinion on what led to his violent behavior — but heavy redactions make it impossible to know.

All individuals will need to call up to a county office and request to be buzzed in at the main entrance at 140 Main St.

The election of officers at the annual town meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Office, and the annual town meeting to take up 34 warrant articles will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.

Stand Up For Science rallies were held nationwide Friday..

A new report on the well-being of LGBTQ+ people ages 13 to 24 shows high rates of suicidal ideation, depression and anxiety, and a negative effect from politics.

He founded Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers in 1972 out of a garage in New Gloucester and went on to create furniture for popes and presidents.

By Saturday morning, power had been restored to all but a few thousand customers, with Oxford County hit the hardest.

Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy gives Maine's public defense agency 1 month before criminal defendants who cannot afford their own attorneys are released from jail if they have waited more than 2 weeks for a lawyer.

Prince of Peace Parish has been crossing the street to minister to homeless people in the city for more than a year.

The state has benefited from about $800 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

President Garry Jenkins aims to bolster fundraising to catch up with its academic peers.

'Everything we've worked for is in the wind,' said a union representative for 140 federal airport security officers in Maine.

Daniel Ryan was shot and killed by Waldo County Sgt. Nicholas Oettinger last year after police said he swung a burning can of gas at them.

The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating Friday's fire, at least the second at the school since November.

'It's really clear that they just love to help people,' said a Sabattus woman whose engagement ring was recovered by the group.

The measure was brought forward by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition after lawmakers failed to pass a red flag law last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.

The reversal by the Trump administration occurred less than a day after the news had spread to health care providers, sparking criticism and questions from Maine's congressional delegation.

Jackson, a Democrat from Allagash who served 3 terms as Senate president, announced Friday he is forming an exploratory committee as he considers a 2026 run for governor.

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.

Starting immediately, parents will have to visit a Social Security office in order to receive a Social Security number for their newborn child.

Tractor-trailer trucks cannot turn right onto Canal Street because of the intersection is too tight and utility poles too close.

Town Manager Glenn Michalowski issued a statement asking residents to engage in constructive criticism.

Taller aluminum poles and a new set of flashing crosswalk lights on Main Street will be installed Monday and Tuesday.

A bill before lawmakers is proposing $6.18 million in new annual funding for family planning services including birth control, cancer screenings and gynecological care.

Commissioners accepted Wyman & Simpson Inc.'s bid of more than $1 million to replace the bridge in 60 days.

Opponents of the proposal to create a 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail along the route say the tracks should stay in place in case passenger rail service returns.

Transportation accounts for nearly half of the carbon emissions in Maine and expanding electric vehicle use would help the state achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gases by 45% in 5 years.

Angela Beasley drove the bus despite having a condition that caused her to fall asleep randomly, investigators said Thursday.

The region's electric grid operator will oversee a more than $1 billion transmission upgrade along the Maine-New Hampshire line.

Three candidates are seeking a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen.

The cost-of-living adjustments were canceled in 2025 for budgetary reasons and were not included in Gov. Mills' two-year budget proposal.

Exactly five years ago, the onset of COVID in Maine, and its aftermath, caused a period of intense turnover in the restaurant industry. It continues today.

Four years ago, state officials first investigated a ‘prohibited collective’ of medical caregivers and illegal grow houses identical to the ones later raided by police. Now, 1 in 10 Maine caregivers exhibits the hallmarks of those same operations.

The decision, dated Feb. 25, came just days after the administration announced its investigation and does not appear to be based on conversations with state officials.

Angela Beasley, 45, of Auburn is facing 33 charges in the crash on Shaw Hill Road.

A legislative committee in Augusta got an earful from both sides about a bill that would limit coyote hunting.

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine's stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.

The town finds itself in the odd situation where the positions of both police chief and town manager are now filled on a temporary basis.

An alarm company contacted a store representative when analarm was going off at about 3 a.m. and the representative could see two people breaking into the store at 57 Main St.

Staff said the program aimed at seniors would cost an estimated $3 million after the city attorney recommended it include renters.

Changes made at the Livermore Falls Town Office have enabled voting to be held there rather than at the fire station.

Tymeek Johnson, 25, of New York, New York, and Malaysha Randolph, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, were each arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine powder and crack cocaine.