AUGUSTA (AP) — Police have made an arrest in connection with a pharmacy robbery in Augusta earlier this week. Police say 19-year-old Anthony Post of Auburn was arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery of prescription medications Tuesday from the CVS on Stone Street. Deputy Chief Jared Mills says Post was turned over to the […]

ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine drug agents say they have arrested an Ellsworth man and seized heroin with an estimated street value of $11,000 from his home. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Ellsworth police searched the home of Matthew Wright late Wednesday evening. Agents seized more than 330 retail bags of heroin, $2,100 in cash […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials say tanker deliveries of products such as heating oil could be affected if a lift bridge that got stuck between New Hampshire and Maine isn’t fixed soon. Crews are resuming work on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge today. The bridge over the Piscataqua River connects Portsmouth, N.H., to Kittery, […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A vodka and rum distillery in Maine owned by the maker of Jim Beam bourbon is closing down and eliminating about 160 jobs. Beam Inc. announced Thursday that production at its Lewiston plant will gradually be phased out over the next year and operations moved to Frankfort, Ky. The transition is expected […]

BANGOR (AP) — A Maine man has been sentenced in federal court to more than two years in prison for being in possession of an arsenal of 19 stolen guns. Roger Briscoe of New Sharon was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, followed by three years of probation on Thursday in U.S. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Following a year-long deployment to Kuwait, Maine Army National Guard troops are being welcomed back to their home state. Members of the 126th Aviation are expected to arrive this afternoon and will be welcomed by friends and family at a public ceremony. The soldiers are expected to arrive by bus at the […]

SOMERVILLE (AP) — Officials have recovered a body from the rubble of a burned out house in Somerville. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the body is believed to be that of the homeowner, 92-year-old Cecil Brann. Authorities say a neighbor saw smoke and reported the blaze at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Brann’s body was […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — “American Pie” singer Don McLean has been fined $400 for driving his Chrysler too fast through a Maine school zone and has paid the levy. McLean contested the charge in September, saying school zone warning lights weren’t flashing. Police said in Rockland District Court on Thursday they were flashing. The Bangor Daily […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has declared a limited emergency to allow heating oil truck drivers to work extra hours to ensure timely deliveries during a period of extreme cold. The governor issued the declaration Thursday after receiving reports from oil companies that they were falling behind in meeting the many requests for fuel […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection has voted to ban the toxic chemical bisphenol-A from baby food and infant formula packaging. The board voted on Thursday, agreeing with Department of Environmental Protection staff recommendations pertaining to infant formula but also went further by applying it to baby food. The Maine Legislature now […]