PORTLAND (AP) — Portland is seeking more than $45,000 in state reimbursement for welfare benefits provided to immigrants who cannot prove they are in the U.S. legally, potentially setting up a showdown with the administration of Gov. Paul LePage. The Portland Press Herald reports that the city also filed a separate $307,000 General Assistance request […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Community Health Options is offering health insurance plans throughout New Hampshire in 2015, expanding ahead of schedule after being approved for a $67 million loan from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The insurance cooperative’s proposed plans have been approved by the New Hampshire Insurance Department and are under […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Public Safety says more than 19,000 pounds of prescription drugs were handed over to law enforcement agencies during the National Drug Take-Back initiative over the weekend. The goal of the day was to ensure that people have a safe and responsible way to get rid of unwanted or […]

GARDINER (AP) — Police say a Maine man has died from injuries he suffered when his motorcycle crashed into another driven by his wife. The Morning Sentinel reports 50-year-old Gardiner resident Kenneth Black died early Monday afternoon at Central Maine Medical Center. He was hospitalized on Sunday evening when he and his wife crashed motorcycles […]

BLAINE (AP) — State police have arrested an Aroostook County man on child pornography charges. Authorities said Monday that 40-year-old Robert Kinney Jr. was arrested at his home in the town of Blaine late last week. He’s charged with possession of sexually explicit material of someone under the age of 12. Acting on a tip, […]