FREEPORT — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, DBrunswick, will hold public “office hours” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 28, at Bow Street Market. State Rep. Sara Gideon, DFreeport, will also attend. Meetings are open to anyone who would like to voice their opinion and share their concerns on state or personal matters. It is an […]

SALT LAKE CITY Utah state lawyers have again turned to a Denverbased federal appeals court in their bid to put a stop to gay couples getting married, saying the state should not be required to abide by one judge’s narrow view of a “new and fundamentally different definition of marriage.” About 700 gay couples have […]

AUGUSTA Groups helping Mainers figure out their health insurance options on the federal marketplace said Monday that they’re keeping busy ahead of the looming coverage deadlines. The deadline to sign up on the federal marketplace for coverage that kicks in Jan. 1 had been Monday, but federal officials announced that they extended that deadline through […]

BANGOR (AP) — Police say the person found dead in a Bangor supermarket parking lot over the weekend appears to have been struck by a vehicle elsewhere in the city and dragged. Officers found the victim near the entrance to a Hannaford store at about 8 p.m. Saturday. The person’s name has not been made […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is applauding the news that a new seafood processing facility is about to launch in eastern Maine. LePage said Monday that Campobello Holdings will soon begin operations at its new plant in Eastport. He says the company plans to create 15 new jobs over the next two years. The […]

ARUNDEL (AP) — Police say a Kennebunk woman is facing a drunken driving charge after a two-vehicle crash in Arundel that sent five people to the hospital. York County sheriff ’s deputies responded to the crash at about 6 p.m. Monday. The investigation revealed that a car driven by 49-year-old Lisa Desmond left the parking […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The average price of gasoline in Maine went up by less than a penny per gallon in the past week and remains about where it was one year ago. The gasoline pricing website GasBuddy.com says drivers in Maine are paying an average of $3.49 a gallon for gas, according to a survey […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is encouraging residents to participate in a holiday blood drive this week. The American Red Cross, FairPoint Communications and other groups are hosting a blood drive in Bangor and Portland on Friday. Blood can be donated between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Portland […]