PORTLAND (AP) — Campaign finance reports show that the principal committees supporting and opposing a Maine bear hunting referendum have raised more than $3.8 million. Reports filed with the state show that the Maine Wildlife Conservation Council has raised more than $2.25 million to try to defeat the ballot question. Pro-referendum group Mainers For Fair […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Police are still awaiting the results of a state Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy of a baby found unresponsive in a Lewiston bathtub. The Sun Journal reports the autopsy report could be finished in early November. State police spokesman Steve McCausland says the case is still under investigation and cannot be finished without […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices have fallen 2.9 cents a gallon in Maine in the last week. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday was $3.16 a gallon, down 27 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. The price is 11 cents higher than the price of a gallon […]

TENANTS HARBOR (AP) — The booming lobster processing business in Maine is struggling to find and retain good workers. Since 2010, when a change in Maine law expanded the types of products plants can process, the number of companies that hold lobster processing licenses has more than doubled to 13. Yet finding and retaining workers […]

AUBURN (AP) — The Lost Valley ski resort took another step toward an unexpected opening this winter. The Auburn resort, which first opened in 1961, announced in June that it was in financial trouble and would likely not reopen this winter. In response, a group called Friends of Lost Valley got together and raised more […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A Lewiston man shot by police last week after brandishing a gun is now facing criminal charges. The Sun Journal reports that the 20-year-old Albert Crowley was charged Monday in the hospital with domestic violence assault and three counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. Bail was set at $30,000 cash. […]

BIDDEFORD (AP) — A Biddeford man is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly leaving a dog and a cat in a foreclosed home for two weeks without food. Police announced Monday that 61-year-old Bruce Friedel has been charged with cruelty to animals, failure to provide necessary sustenance, failure to provide medical attention and failure to […]

CUMBERLAND (AP) — A referendum question that could create a public beach in a Maine town may be jeopardized by a legal battle over a technicality in a contract. Voters in Cumberland will be asked Nov. 4 if they want to bond $3 million to get public access to a nearly halfmile long beach and […]

WASHINGTON For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn’t forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the White House has a quick retort: Talk to the Founding Fathers. A hodgepodge of state policies, some of which directly contradict Obama’s recommendations, has sowed confusion about what’s really needed to […]