Latest Maine News
Judge blocks lobster fishing closure off coast of Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Lobstering Union has won emergency relief to stop the closure of productive lobster water off the coast of Maine that regulators said is needed to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from extinction. U.S. District Judge...
Belfast closer to goal of planting a million flowers
BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The town of Belfast is inching toward a goal of planting a million flowers. Elisabeth Wolfe, who launched the effort, said this is the fourth year people have worked to plant bulbs through the Belfast Daffodil Project. The goal of a million bulbs...
Senators ask for funding to help people pay heating bills
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. senators from Rhode Island and Maine are asking the Biden administration to quickly send money to states for the program that helps people pay their heating bills. U.S. Sens. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, and Susan Collins, a Maine...
Maine looking for new members of Student Cabinet group
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is looking for new students to participate in the Student Cabinet, which meets regularly with state education officials. The Student Cabinet meets with members of the Maine Department of Education to discuss issues such as educational...
Saturday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Camden Hills Regional 53, Mount View 14 Cape Elizabeth 69, Wells 0 Cheverus 52, Sacopee Valley 0 Cony 28, Lawrence 14 Fryeburg Academy 36, Nokomis Regional 7 ...
Maine ends William & Mary's four-game win streak
ORONO, Maine (AP) — Derek Robertson threw for two touchdowns, Freddie Brock scored twice and Maine defeated William & Mary 27-16 on Saturday, ending the Tribe's four-game winning streak. Brock caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Robertson and rushed for a 22-yard...
House explosion, fire under investigation; owner injured
EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — Firefighters in Maine are investigating a house explosion and fire that injured the homeowner. The residence is a complete loss following the explosion Friday afternoon in Embden, state fire and police said in a news release. ...
Guns to be transformed into metal used in consumer products
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — A police department on Saturday destroyed a cache of weapons that's going to be melted down to be transformed into peaceful products. Several dozen guns that were seized or turned in were rendered inoperable in the parking lot of the Falmouth...
Removing the %&*@ from Maine's vanity plates will take time
Removing the flipping obscenities from license plates on Maine's roads and highways isn't going to happen overnight, even though a law banning such profanities in a state where such regulation has been unusually lax goes into effect Monday. Currently, there are license...
Maine land preservation program reactivated after 4 years
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A land preservation program in Maine will be used to provide money for conservation for the first time since 2017. The administration of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said it is asking for proposals for conservation and recreation projects via the...
