PITTSTON (AP) — Police say a young man seriously injured in a weekend dirt bike accident in Pittston has died. The Kennebec County Sheriff ’s Office says 22-year-old Michael Lund died of his injuries Tuesday at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Police initially reported that Lund was from Pittston, but later said he was […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Police say a 21-year-old man has died after his car struck a tree in Augusta. Deputy Chief Jared Mills says Patrick Culleton of Manchester was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at about 6 p.m. Tuesday on Western Avenue westbound. He was alone in the car and no other vehicles […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A 49- year-old Maine man has been sentenced to 18 1/2 years in prison for his role in a cocaine distribution operation. Kenneth Pelletier, of Lyman, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. Pelletier pleaded guilty last August to traveling to New York on multiple occasions and picking up crack […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials said Tuesday a bridge between New Hampshire and Maine that was hit by an oil tanker will stay closed to motor vehicle traffic for two to four weeks. New Hampshire Transportation Commissioner Chris Clement said four vertical trusses need to be fixed on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge. He […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Passamaquoddy Indians will keep fishing for lucrative glass eels in the state’s coastal rivers despite a warning from the governor that he might shut down the fishery if the tribe doesn’t follow state regulations, a tribal representative said Tuesday. State officials say the tribe violated state law by issuing more than 500 […]