ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine’s fishing managers are proposing that fishermen be allowed to catch about the same amount of the state’s beloved scallops in the coming winter fishing season as they did this year. Maine divides the coasts into three scallop fishing zones. The state Department of Marine Resources says next year fishermen in the […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough has set a lower tax rate than expected following a state Supreme Judicial Court decision that added $6.8 million in property value to the tax rolls. The Portland Press Herald reports that Scarborough Assessor Matt Sturgis this week set the fiscal 2017 tax rate up 2.3 percent over 2016. The rate […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, are campaigning in Maine. Johnson aims to gain enough traction to appear in the presidential debates alongside Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton this fall. The pair are looking for support from voters who’re unhappy with the […]

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could stop a U.S. mail boat – and then it ran aground in New Hampshire. The U.S. Mail Boat Sophie C. is the oldest floating post office in the United States. Officials say it ran aground Friday in Lake Winnipesaukee. They […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The future is uncertain for a historic newsstand at the heart of Harvard Square. The Boston Globe reports that Cambridge wants to invest nearly $5 million to renovate the brick plaza where the Out of Town News kiosk stands. The 500-square-foot brick kiosk and its surrounding plaza have been a gathering […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks into the “Pokemon Go” craze, demand remains strong for “Poke Ball”- shaped treats made by a high-end doughnut company, one of many businesses and organizations coming up with creative ways to lure players in their search for the elusive “pocket monsters.” Even on sweltering summer days, the popular smartphone game […]