SACO (AP) — A Maine farm is offering a $5,000 reward for information regarding the death of a German shepherd that authorities say was stolen and abandoned 30 miles from the owner’s home. Timber Ridge Farm owner Doreen Metcalf posted on Facebook on Sunday that she’s offering the award to whoever has information leading to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — In Maine’s capital city, a 130- year-old derelict building is being brought back to life largely through the grit of a local resident and a few supporters. Robert Mackbach acquired the building for $4,000 after it had been declared unfit for occupancy and taken for unpaid taxes by the city. Mackbach, who […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Transgender people and their supporters turned out in six locations around Maine to honor victims of anti-transgender violence. Sunday evening’s event in Portland drew about 100 people, while similar observances were held in Lewiston, Waterville, Bangor, Belfast and Newcastle. The Portland Press Herald reports the vigil in Portland included the reading of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democrats have re-elected Phil Bartlett as party chairman at a time when progressives are calling for a recommitment to the state’s rural working class. Bartlett faced challenges by Diane Russell and Jonathan Fulford, who want the party to expand out of Portland. The chairman has worked on grassroots efforts and training […]

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A group that supports community development in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont has been awarded $50 million in tax credits. The credits for Mascoma Community Development will help the Lebanon, New Hampshire-based organization raise capital and facilitate loans for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The credits are provided by the U.S. Treasury […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are among a group of more than 80 lawmakers who are calling for improved mail service by reforming the U.S. Postal Service. The reform drive is led by U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, and Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican. The lawmakers […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A new tool installed on Maine’s coast will monitor tides in areas often slammed by storms. The information gathered by a recently installed tide gauge at a pier in Saco will help groups like the National Weather Service issue flood warnings and evacuation orders. The data can help predict wave height in […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Fishermen will likely be allowed to catch more monkfish next year. Monkfish are a species of bottom-dwelling fish that are a popular item at restaurants and seafood markets. The regulatory New England Fishery Management Council has approved rules for the fishery that will allow fishermen to bring ashore more than 15,000 metric […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, is going to serve as chairman of a key committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in Baltimore elected Bishop Robert Deeley as chairman-elect of the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance. The committee assists […]

WELLS (AP) — Authorities in Maine have identified two victims killed in an accident on the Maine Turnpike in Wells as a 57- year-old man and a 5-yearold boy. Police say the car in which Earl Gray, of Waterboro, was driving and Wyatt Frost, of Lyman, was a passenger was hit from behind by a […]