AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine hunters are taking to the woods to participate in the state’s expanded deer hunt. Maine gave out more than 66,000 of the “any deer” permits, up from fewer than 46,000 last year. The deer hunt begins on Monday and lasts until Nov. 25. Deer can be hunted all over the state, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — An empty house lot serves as a daily reminder of a fire that killed six people three years ago in Maine’s largest city. The owner of the property, Gregory Nisbet, continues to fight jail time and civil lawsuits. His Portland property, meanwhile, is overgrown and strewn with debris. Nearby resident Carol Schiller […]

EAST BOOTHBAY (AP) — A Maine ocean science laboratory says its new president and chief executive officer will be a professor from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences says Deborah Bronk will take over as the new president and CEO on March 1. She has also previously worked as division […]