PORTLAND Police have arrested a Brunswick couple following their indictment by a Cumberland County grand jury for allegedly selling oxycodone and heroin. Randi Salley, 35, and Eddie Heard, 40, were indicted in early December. The two were arrested Tuesday evening at the New Meadows Motel on Bath Road, where they were living. Salley is charged […]

ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine’s blueberry harvest for 2014 has surpassed 100 million pounds and will likely become the second-biggest on record. UMaine blueberry specialist Dave Yarborough tells WSNX-FM that cool, wet weather are best for a blueberry crop, that’s what we had last summer. He says pollination was another factor, noting that 75,000 beehives were […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The Old Bug Light Foundation is giving Portland Trails $100,000 over three years to grow and maintain its 70- mile trail network in Maine’s largest city. Portland Trails is a nonprofit urban land trust that maintains Portland’s trail network. Representatives from the group say they will use the money to launch new […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s 2015 ice fishing season is beginning with state officials reminding fishermen to renew their licenses and exercise caution on the ice. State officials say many bodies of water all over the state are open for ice fishing, but not all of them are safe because of thin ice. Officials also advise […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine regulators are asking fishermen and others to log information about the health of the smelt fishery. The state Department of Marine Resources plans to give volunteers a logbook to record information about fish harvested by themselves and any companion during each outing. The information will include time spent fishing or surveying, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is preparing to show off a new building that will house state health and labor offices in South Portland. LePage said the 75,000- square-feet building will bring the Cumberland County Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor offices under the same roof. Officials say […]

KITTERY (AP) — A ceremony is scheduled to mark the start of construction at an aging bridge that connects New Hampshire and Maine. The 70-year-old Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine. It is rated structurally deficient. Today at 10 a.m., dignitaries from both states are gathering at the Kittery Community […]