PORTLAND Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the new state law that legalizes marijuana and are considering moratoriums on the sale of the drug within their limits. Maine voters approved the referendum in November, and the secretary of state’s office signed off on the results Wednesday. But it could be […]

OAKLAND (AP) — Police in Maine say a Sidney woman died after her car hit black ice, crossed the center line and crashed into a vehicle heading in the opposite direction. Oakland police Officer Todd Burbank told The Morning Sentinel on Saturday that Emily Andrews had been driving too fast around the corner Friday before […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The University of Maine is reaching out to 86 employees and students tricked into providing their passwords to cybercriminals. But the university says its systems weren’t breached or hacked. The perpetrators of the attack asked employees and students to provide their personal password to access a fake online document. Then the perpetrators […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — State lawmakers from Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth are trying to lower the speed limit on a busy section of Interstate 295. The Portland Press Herald reports Sen. Rebecca Millett and Rep. Teresa Pierce, both Democrats, have submitted bills to lower the speed limit from 70 mph to 60 mph between Falmouth and […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine lobster boat owner charged with seaman’s manslaughter in the deaths of two crew members has been released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. The Portland Press Herald reports federal prosecutors on Thursday agreed to free 28-year-old Christopher Hutchinson after a federal magistrate judge levied conditions, including barring travel outside the state. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Local unions say FairPoint Communications has gone ahead with plans to lay off more than 100 workers across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. FairPoint on Friday said it understands the personal impact of layoffs but says they address declining revenues and the realities of the telecommunications industry. The company has said the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says he believes “a lot of votes” were cast unlawfully in Maine and around the country. The Republican governor told WGAN-FM radio on Thursday he’ll ask Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to investigate and ensure voters followed state law. WCSH-TV reports Dunlap says the allegation infuriated him. He says […]

PORTLAND (AP) — GOP Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Bangor will be the home of a new secure psychiatric facility for patients in state custody who no longer need hospital care. Democratic and Republican lawmakers had agreed to hold hearings in January on plans to build the $3.5 million privately run facility in Augusta. But […]

PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — Maine’s newest variety of potato is now available for purchase in some parts of the state. The new potato is called the Caribou Russet. The Maine Potato Board says the spud can be purchased at markets around eastern Maine, including in Brewer, Calais and Ellsworth. The Caribou Russet was launched to […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A group of Maine investors is hoping to build 96-single family homes on the largest piece of undeveloped land in Portland. The city’s Planning Director Stuart “Tuck” O’Brien says the city doesn’t see many single-family residential developments because the city “is pretty built out.” The Portland Press Herald reports Camelot Farm is […]