AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says three out-ofstate companies are visiting Maine this month because they’re interested in doing business here. The Republican governor said on Tuesday that the visits came out of meetings he had with companies at the U.S. Manufacturing Summit last month hosted by Walmart and the National Retail Federation in […]

SACO (AP) — A southern Maine library says it’s received a $50,000 grant from the charitable foundation set up by best-selling author Stephen King and his wife to partially cover the cost of a new roof. Dyer Library in Saco says it’s housed in a brick mansion that was built in 1869, and that its […]

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The Freeport Flag Ladies are maintaining their decadelong tradition of waving the Stars and Stripes as Maine marks the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Elaine Greene and JoAnn Miller are part of Freeport’s remembrance. Gov. Paul LePage, who ordered flags flown at halfstaff, said Americans had […]

AUBURN (AP) — Two passing motorists are being hailed as heroes for saving the lives of three men trapped inside a burning vehicle. Auburn Fire Department Battalion Chief Dean Milligan says there’s “no doubt” in his mind that the passers-by saved the men who were trapped inside the vehicle after it rolled over and burst […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Dover-Foxcroft man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Bangor pharmacy last year. John Harmon, 27, also pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing oxycodone and an unrelated charge of aggravated assault. Prosecutors are recommending a four-year prison sentence for Harmon. But Harmon wants to prove he deserves less than that, so the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s environmental department heard from supporters and opponents Tuesday of its proposal to weaken some air-quality restrictions. The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking federal approval to allow new or newly upgraded industrial polluters to be exempt from federal Clean Air Act measures designed to reduce ground-level ozone. Republican Gov. Paul […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A bankrupt railroad whose runaway train killed 47 people when it derailed and exploded in Quebec has hired a Portland law firm. A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to allow Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway to hire Verill Dana to represent the company during the bankruptcy process. Company trustee Robert Keach said […]