HARPSWELL According to the Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Office, excessive speed is being blamed in a single-car crash Thursday evening that sent two people to the hospital. At 5:21 p.m., Eric Finnerty, 26, of Milton, Massachusetts, was driving a 2013 Nissan Versa at a high rate of speed in the area of 1327 Harpswell Neck […]

FREEPORT Assistant House Majority Leader Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, on Friday called for the resignation of Gov. Paul LePage. A statement issued by the House Democratic Office said the call was made “in the wake of his violent threats directed at a state lawmaker.” LePage is drawing condemnation after leaving a vulgar voicemail on the phone […]

DURHAM The Androscoggin County Sheriff ’s Office is investigation two crashes that occurred within minutes of each other Saturday, one involving a 77-year-old motorcyclist who later died at Central Maine Medical Center from his injuries. At 6:38 p.m., a crash was reported on Newell Brook Road in Durham. Kenneth Kilby, 77, of Auburn, was driving […]

FREEPORT Police are investigating an armed robbery at Intervale Mercantile at 4 School St. on Friday morning. The robbery was reported at 8:40 a.m. Friday morning. In a statement from Freeport Police Chief Susan Nourse, an unknown male reportedly fled the store with the owner’s wallet along with several thousands of dollars in merchandise which […]

PORTLAND New England is running out of mussels. The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say. A study led by marine ecologists at the University of California at Irvine found the numbers along the gulf coastline have declined by more than 60 percent over the last 40 years. […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is selecting an artist with family ties to the state to create a public art design for one of its most visible public spaces. The Portland Public Art Committee says Sarah Sze will design a concept for permanent public art to be located in Congress Square. The city says […]

ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine is welcoming the largest incoming class in its history this fall. The Orono university’s new class will have 2,300 students. The fall semester for the class of 2020 starts on Monday. The university says the incoming class is 56 percent Maine residents and the rest are from elsewhere. […]

PORTLAND (AP) — An arm of the European Union is expected to weigh in on a request from Sweden to deem American lobsters an invasive species in much of Europe. Sweden says the European Union should ban imports of live American lobsters into EU nations because 32 of the crustaceans were found in Sweden’s waters […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine state senator says legislative leaders are considering whether to hold a special session to censure the governor following recent controversial remarks. Republican Sen. Amy Volk told her constituents in a Facebook post Sunday that she shares their “deep concerns” regarding Gov. Paul LePage’s behavior. During a town hall meeting Aug. […]

GREENVILLE (AP) — Two airports in Maine will receive nearly $2 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to make improvements. The airports are located in Greenville and Auburn. Greenville Municipal Airport will receive more than $1 million to help construct a parallel taxiway. The money will pay for the construction of a 4,700 foot taxiway […]