PORTLAND The sponsor of a Maine law that requires food producers to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients says state lawmakers are misguided in their effort to repeal the law’s trigger provision. Former State Rep. Lance Harvell, a Farmington Republican, sponsored a bill that requires the labels if five contiguous states also pass labeling laws. […]

VASSALBORO (AP) — Maine state police say a 39- year-old Augusta, Maine, man suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle crash in Vassalboro in which he was not wearing a helmet. Police say Andrew Olson suffered serious head injuries when his motorcycle went off the road and struck a wire attached to a utility pole on […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The 2014-15 Maine scallop fishing season is over and state fishery regulators say it appeared to be a good year for the beloved bivalve. The season began in December and wrapped up April 9 for dragger boats and April 11 for divers. Maine regulators say they won’t know the total haul until […]

MEXICO (AP) — The Maine attorney general says police officers were justified in shooting and killing a 52- year-old man during a standoff in the town of Mexico last year. State Police Trooper Paul Casey and Mexico Officer Dean Benson shot Steven R. Piirainen in August. The chief medical examiner determined that Casey killed Piirainen […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices have risen nearly 1.7 cents in Maine in the past week. Gasoline price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com reports Monday that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Maine is $2.40. Maine gas prices are 6.9 cents per gallon less compared to a month ago, and about $1.24 lower per gallon […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is proposing a bill to make driving while fatigued a crime similar to driving while intoxicated. Republican Rep. Stacey Guerin’s bill would make it a crime to drive without having slept during the previous 24 hours. Guerin testified before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Monday. The […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A woman who worked briefly as the executive assistant to the president of Bates College has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the school, alleging she was expected to play tennis, jog and watch “chick flicks” with her boss. Sarah Hulbert, of Auburn, wrote in her complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court that […]

CASCO (AP) — The Sebago Lake State Park boat launch is renovated and reopened. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands says boaters will have better ability to launch and retrieve their crafts this year. The renovations include a wider concrete ramp. The launch averages about 1,700 boats per season. It is accessible by paying […]