PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine sheriff ’s department is investigating whether the rights of Muslim protesters were violated when they were booked into a county jail. The Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Office announced an investigation on Tuesday to determine whether booking photos showing the four Muslim women without their hijabs were improperly released to the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage disagrees with media reports that his moves to reduce state jobs constitute a “hiring freeze.” Spokespeople Peter Steele and Adrienne Bennett confirmed that hiring for executive branch positions has ceased but that LePage will approve filling some vacancies if requested by departments. The governor aims to reduce the […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Organizers of an upcoming Maine balloon festival are offering safety information after a weekend hot air balloon crash killed 16 people in Texas. The Sun Journal reports that the 24th Great Falls Balloon Festival is set to take place Aug. 19, 20 and 21 in Lewiston. The festival’s website says it only […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine teenager who was recommended for a prestigious athletic award after being accused of sexually assaulting two children has pleaded guilty. The Portland Press Herald reports that 19-year-old Tyrell Gullatt was sentenced Monday in a Portland juvenile court to two years of probation. The charges were reduced as part of the […]

WINDHAM (AP) — A Maine police officer’s intervention in a possible “mad cow” situation is getting guffaws. Officer Ernest MacVane of the Windham Police Department was responding to two young cows that escaped and wandered onto a road late last week. He says he made a cellphone video of an attempted arrest of the cows […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — It’s a wonderful day to be a Mainer and a terrible day to be a lobster. The Maine Lobster Festival is getting started in Rockland on Wednesday. The event will last until Sunday and will be based around eating Maine’s signature summertime seafood treat. Whether or not this is the 69th or […]