AUGUSTA Top Democratic officials are accusing Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage of intimidating college students by saying students who vote in the state today will be investigated to make sure they followed state law. The governor’s comment comes after officials at a private liberal arts college in Lewiston said fliers distributed on campus with incorrect […]

BATH Like nearly 100,000 other Americans on a waiting list, Kara Thompson needs a new kidney. Thompson, who lives in Bath with her husband Mike, was born with only one kidney, something she didn’t know until she was 29 years old and doctors discovered the organ was missing. While walking a friend’s dog one day, […]

BRUNSWICK Last summer’s browntail moth caterpillar outbreak is expected to give a repeat performance next year. Maine Forest Service entomologist Charlene Donahue informed more than a dozen local communities in October that she expects a return of the pest, hoping to give property owners and municipalities time to survey their lands and take action. “For […]

BRUNSWICK Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s presentation of their 20th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Electronic Silent Spring,” features investigative journalist and novelist Katie Singer. The event taking place at Brunswick’s Unitarian Universalist Church across from Curtis Library on Wednesday is free and open to the public, but a $10 donation is suggested helping cover Church rental […]

PORTLAND Maine voters face a number of tight elections on Tuesday, including one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country and a decision about whether to legalize marijuana. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also is fighting hard to take an electoral vote out of Maine. He has found support in the congressional […]

PORTLAND The negative TV ads, robocalls and campaign fliers will soon come to an end as Mainers on Tuesday decide the hard-fought contest for president, a closely watched congressional race and high-profile referendums. Maine is one of five states with marijuana legalization proposals on the ballot. Voters also are considering whether to overhaul elections with […]

CORNISH Maine drug agents and York County Sheriff ’s Office deputies found some drugs in a car they stopped Friday night, but when they used a search warrant to look through Daniel Smith’s Maple Street home, they allegedly found a whole lot more. Drug agents say others associated with Smith have been identified and additional […]

OLD TOWN (AP) — The state fire marshal’s office says one adult and two children were killed in a fire at a Maine home. Firefighters were called to the home in Old Town around 10:15 p.m. Monday. Crews arrived and learned that people were trapped inside the home. Further details weren’t immediately available. The cause […]

DAMARISCOTTA (AP) — Authorities in Maine say a man was killed when a tractor trailer and truck crashed in the town of Damariscotta. The Portland Press Herald reports that the crash happened around 10 a.m. Monday. Authorities say the impact knocked the truck onto its side. Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett confirmed a man died […]