PORTLAND A hard-fought battle to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine was part of a crowded referendum ballot that included an election overhaul, a gun control proposal and a minimum wage increase. Maine and Massachusetts became the first states on the East Coast to legalize marijuana on Election Day. Maine’s law allows residents to […]

BATH One of Bath’s oldest war veterans is still telling stories about his adventures during World War II and the Cold War. Harold Grundy is 94 but can recall in vivid detail what the paint smelled like in a top secret Cold War base. He has lived in more than 50 countries and has circumnavigated […]

With unpredictable Maine weather, it’s a good thing that Santa has a sleigh and doesn’t depend on good roads for travel. He also has very warm robes and dresses in layers so the frigid weather followed by warm days doesn’t bother him. Of course his elves don’t always get to ride in to work with […]

RICHMOND ( AP) — Officials in Richmond will hold a public hearing this week on a proposed temporary ban on marijuana retailers and social clubs in the Maine town. The Kennebec Journal reports the Planning Board’s hearing is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Board of Selectmen plans to hold a special town meeting Jan. […]

SABATTUS (AP) — Police say an investigation is underway after a head-on crash left a Lewiston man dead and two other people injured in Sabattus. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. Monday. Police say 46-year-old Zachary Gibbens was declared dead at the scene. He was driving a box truck. Police say 28-year-old Rebecca Stewart […]

MILLINOCKET (AP) — Maine game wardens say three women are safe after they became separated while snowmobiling near Millinocket. Wardens say 62-year-old Dorothy Gould, of Glenburn, Maine, Alice Meadow of Texas and Valerie Morrow, of Garland Maine, both of whom are in their 50s, were staying together at a camp on Smith Pond west of […]

AUGUSTA The one sure thing about term limits is that the Legislature’s 186 members can’t stick around in the same position for too long. Nobody can serve more than eight consecutive years representing the same district before he’s forced to get out or at least run for a different office. But some politicians say that […]

BIDDEFORD Just a few days before Christmas, 100 FairPoint Communications workers got the news they were dreading, the were being laid off as of Dec. 30, not the way they were hoping to start the new year. Some say they think the layoffs are motivated by the hope of making the company more attractive to […]