GARDINER (BDN) — A Waterville man has been ordered to pay penalties of $8,250 for electrical work he did last year for a marijuanagrowing facility in a Fairfield strip mall, the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation said Wednesday. Craig Shores was found on March 20 by the Electricians’ Examining Board to have violated […]

FRYEBURG (AP) — A Fryeburg Academy lacrosse coach is resigning after a controversy over a Facebook posting containing derogatory statements about Muslims. The Portland Press Herald reports Scott Lees had coached boy’s lacrosse at the academy since 2011. Head of Schools Erin Mayo says he resigned March 19, a few days before school leaders planned […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Police say they responded to two different fights between a Portland family and employees of a car dealership over the proper rate of speed for a test drive. The Portland Press Herald reports Maine state and Yarmouth police sent several cruisers to the scene of a fight on Interstate 295 Tuesday when […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine police chief is apologizing after pleading guilty to drunken driving charges. Paris Chief Michael Madden said after Tuesday’s court hearing that his behavior was “unprofessional” and “atrocious.” The Sun Journal reports that Madden reached a deal under which he was fined $500 and lost his driver’s license for five months. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Waterville woman who stabbed another woman during what prosecutors say was a botched drug deal has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Carrisa Butkewicz was sentenced Tuesday to serve seven years of a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to the November stabbing of Kathryn Hopkins. She also received four years’ […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland developer wants to build Maine’s largest solar power array at a former Navy radar site in Hancock County, but the project hinges on lawmakers passing a proposed law aimed in part at creating financial incentives for solar power. The Portland Press Herald reports that Gouldsboro Solar LLC has signed a […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Federal, state and industry officials are meeting again to discuss the spring flood risk in Maine. The River Flow Advisory Commission is hosting a discussion Thursday as the forecast calls for a warming trend later in the week. Weather forecasters who are keeping an eye on Maine’s frozen rivers previously said there’s […]