CONCORD, N.H. The New Hampshire House on Wednesday approved legislation that would keep 48,000 people on their insurance plans by continuing the state’s expanded Medicaid program beyond the end of the year. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, includes work requirements for recipients and asks insurance companies and hospitals to cover the state’s […]

CONCORD, N.H. The New Hampshire House on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made it crime for women to expose their breasts or nipples in public, a measure that caused an online dispute among several legislators that drew national attention. The House voted against making it a misdemeanor for women to show their breasts […]

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Stockbridge man who was drunk when he crashed his car and killed his friend has been sentenced to four years in prison. Kyle Bailey was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges including motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence in connection with the crash in the early hours […]

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Worcester man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a disabled woman and stealing her lottery winnings is headed to prison. The Telegram & Gazette reports 29-year-old Sayed McKenzie was sentenced Wednesday in Worcester Superior Court to 10 to 12 years in state prison. He pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery […]

MADISON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $3.2 million in grants and loans to help the Anson and Madison Water District. The water district is fixing a 12-mile water transmission main in Somerset County. The USDA money includes an $800,000 grant and a $2.4 million loan. The district serves about 1,600 households […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says next week he will release a plan about how to prepare for the possibility of a spruce budworm outbreak. The Republican governor and Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force will unveil the plan and risk assessment on March 16. The defoliating spruce budworm can do damage to vast […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A vote on a bill that would have established Maine’s first legal THC limit for drivers has been delayed. The Portland Press Herald reports that members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee chose to delay a vote on the marijuana OUI bill. Several members appear to support stripping out the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A New York man has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed a Maine couple on Christmas morning in Manchester. The Kennebec Journal reports 29-year-old David Marble Jr. of Rochester, New York, was arraigned Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. He remains held without bail. Marble was indicted in February […]

(AP) Maine Gov. Paul LePage and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard are working together to increase the number of charging stations between Quebec and Portland. LePage and Couillard announced the initiative on Wednesday after meeting in Quebec City. LePage in a news release said the initiative will ensure that Quebec tourists can visit Maine using cars […]

EAST MILLINOCKET (AP) — The former site of the Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket is now in the hands of a company that specializes in the demolition of obsolete industrial properties. North American Recovery Management of Boca Raton, Florida, bought the shuttered mill and associated real estate on March 3 for an undisclosed […]