HALLOWELL ( AP) — Maine lobster fishermen last year caught more than 100 million pounds of lobster for the first time, indicating the state’s signature seafood is robust as other fishery resources continue to struggle, the state’s top fisheries official said Tuesday. But even with a whopper of a harvest, Maine lobstermen continue to struggle […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Acting Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck is the city manager’s choice to hold the job on a permanent basis. City Manager Mark Rees said Tuesday that he’s confident Sauschuck is “the right person for the position.” The City Council will consider the recommendation on Monday. Sauschuck, who has served as acting chief […]

FARMINGTON ( AP) — Police say a tractor- trailer slid head-on into a school bus, sending five students to the hospital in western Maine. Fourteen students from Mt. Blue Middle and High schools were on the bus when the crash occurred Tuesday afternoon in Farmington. Police Officer William Tanner tells the Sun Journal that the […]

BANGOR (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to three months in prison for taking powerful painkillers out of packages that were intended for veterans. Federal authorities say 39- year-old Christopher McBride of Bangor used the stolen hydrocodone and shared it with a co-worker. He pleaded guilty in September to theft […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the state’s campaign disclosure law that requires a national anti-gay marriage group to release its donor list, but the group plans to take the fight to shield the list to the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision pertains to ballot question committees in Maine and represents […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — The smattering of snow and sleet over the past 24 hours in Portland won’t be enough to prevent the cancellation of Friday’s Downtown Showdown. The fourth annual snowboarding and freestyle skiing event in Portland’s Monument Square has fallen victim to a lack of natural snowfall and warm weather that has prevented […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Reservations for one of Maine’s most popular campgrounds, Sebago Lake State Park, are being accepted. State park officials say the reservation system will be open today for only Sebago, and for all state park campgrounds next Monday. The opening dates for online reservations are being split to reduce wait times for campers. […]

SOUTHWEST HARBOR (AP) — One of Maine’s bestknown boat builders is launching the first yacht in a new line of luxury motor vessels. The Hinckley Co. will be launching the first yacht of its Talaria T48 series today at its boatyard in Southwest Harbor. The 50-foot yacht is modeled after the original Talaria series of […]

WATERBORO ( AP) — Authorities say the driver of car that left the road in Waterboro and ended up about 50 feet into the woods appears to have died from a medical condition. A spokesman for the York County Sheriff ’s Department says the car veered off Townhouse Road at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A China man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a neighbor’s home and sexually assaulting her last summer. James Bickford pleaded guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court on Tuesday to gross sexual assault and a burglary charge related to the same break-in. The 21-year-old victim escaped during the attack the night of […]