PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s spring turkey hunt begins in three weeks. The spring tradition gets underway May 4 all over the state. Hunters can shoot wild turkey using bow and arrow, crossbow or shotgun until June 6. Only bearded turkeys can be harvested in the spring. Hunters in most of the state are limited to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine community forestry program called Project Canopy is awarding $133,000 in grants to municipalities, schools and non-profit groups for long-term projects. The grant money is provided by the U.S. Forest Service and includes planning and educational funds and tree planting and maintenance funds. Maine officials say Project Canopy has awarded more […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Representatives of four Maine Indian tribes will meet with members of the Skowhegan school board to try to persuade them to drop “Indians” as the town’s high school team name. Members of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Micmac tribes are scheduled to meet with a school board subcommittee today at 6 p.m. […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland, Maine say they are treating graffiti spray painted on a market that caters to Muslims as a hate crime. Portland Assistant Chief Vernon Malloch says surveillance video shows a white male in a long black hooded sweatshirt painting the graffiti onto a side of the Halaal Market on Saint […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A fire that caused extensive damage to a Lewiston home and killed two cats is being blamed on improper use of a heater. Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette says the fire that broke out at 20 Mason Ave. just before 10 a.m. Sunday was caused by improper use of a kerosene heater near […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland is the first community in Maine to both ban polystyrene foam food and beverage containers and to impose a nickel fee for disposable shopping bags. Supporters say the measures — which go into effect on Wednesday in Portland — will reduce litter and help the environment. Opponents say they’re an unnecessary […]