AUGUSTA (AP) — Top legislators signaled Thursday they support Gov. Paul LePage’s rejection of an offer from Maine’s wholesale liquor distributor to guarantee the state $320 million over 10 years if the state extends its contract without opening the bidding to other offers. One of the lawmakers, Democratic Sen. Emily Ann Cain of Orono, said […]

YARMOUTH (AP) — Democrat Steve Woods, who announced in November that he intends to run for governor, has filed paperwork with the Maine ethics commission to make it official. The town council chairman and entrepreneur from Yarmouth said he plans to spend a few months traveling the state to listen to people’s concerns during an […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A new state commission has a big job ahead of it as it starts work on redrawing Maine’s 186 House and Senate district lines. A mix of Democratic and Republican legislators and party leaders begin their work this afternoon in the State House. The Maine Constitution requires redistricting every 10 years in […]

UNITY (AP) — Unity College says it has become the nation’s first college or university to tie every aspect of its curriculum to the mitigation of global climate change. The college has focused on climate change as an imperative since the arrival of President Stephen Mulkey in 2011. It says it now integrates “sustainability science” […]

WOOLWICH The chairman of the town’s Shellfish Conservation Committee said Thursday he is hoping for a sense of order when the committee next meets, at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Dan Harrington said he expects all five Selectboard members to be present for the meeting at the town office. The Shellfish Conservation Committee is undergoing internal strife, […]

BATH Wind gusts of up to 63 mph sheared the copper roof from Maine Maritime Museum’s main building Thursday as staff arrived to begin their work day. The museum, which usually opens at 9:30 a.m. to visitors, was largely unoccupied. The only people in the building at the time were administrative staff, who begin arriving […]

BRUNSWICK Town officials want a local representative on the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees, and they plan to resume discussion of how — and whom it should be — during their meeting Monday. Current Chairman John Moncure’s and Vice Chairman Don Hudson’s terms expired in September, but they have continued to serve pending […]

BATH A city ordinance banning the use, discharge, ignition and sale of consumer fireworks is proving hard to enforce for police and a source of angst for some local residents. Complaints of fireworks in Bath are not uncommon. Residents filed two such complaints Monday after one Willow Street resident insisted she heard a shotgun go […]