ROCKLAND ( AP) — Police say a fight at a Rockland hotel over the weekend has led to the arrests of two Maine residents and two people from Massachusetts. Officers responded to the Trade Winds Motor Inn on Saturday where they found two men fighting in the lobby, allegedly over a drug transaction. The Maine […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A jury has awarded $1.1 million to the owners of an Aroostook County potato seed farm who claimed in a lawsuit that their defense lawyer failed to properly represent them in a previous case. The jury ruled for Vaughn and Mary Sleeper of Island Falls last week after a five-day trial […]

BANGOR (AP) — A Florida woman accused of throwing things and shouting obscenities over a delayed flight faces charges in Bangor. Police say Janet Dinardi of Nokomis, Fla., ignored an officer’s warning Sunday to settle down before Allegiant Air informed officers that the unruly passenger would not be allowed on her flight to Florida. Officers […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Insiders in Portland’s burgeoning restaurant industry are running into a new problem — a lack of affordable space for new eateries. The city’s food reputation was built on the backs of young chefs opening their own places. But as space shrinks and rents rise, some worry that soon the only people […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Parks and Recreation Commission has approved a ban on smoking in city-run parks. The ban approved Monday takes effect immediately and applies to tobacco, marijuana and other “lighted or vaporized” substances. Violators face a fine of up to $250. The ban covers the 251 parks, squares, cemeteries and other spaces […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will propose a framework for a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians when he travels to the region this week. State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Monday that Kerry will discuss with Israeli Prime Minister and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a framework that could serve […]