STANDISH (AP) — A Maine high school has rejected a student’s submitted yearbook photo because it shows him holding a shotgun. Bonny Eagle High School senior Wade Gelinas says he wanted his picture to feature hunting because it is a family tradition. Principal Lori Napolitano tells WCSH-TV the school in Standish does not allow weapons in yearbook […]

WOOLWICH (AP) —  Firefighters say a large fire on an island in coastal Maine took about 36 hours to extinguish. The Woolwich Fire Department initially responded to reports of the fire around 2 p.m. Thursday. The fire was approximately four acres large, and it threatened a cottage. The cottage was saved after crews worked for hours to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Governor’s Energy Office in Maine says the price of heating oil is holding mostly steady as fall settles in. The statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.21 per gallon this week, up 2 cents from mid-September. The statewide price of kerosene was down 2 cents, to $2.84. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Maine’s Republican governor against the state’s Democratic attorney general alleging that she was refusing to represent the administration in court cases for political reasons. Gov. Paul LePage sued Attorney General Janet Mills in May after she declined to file amicus briefs on LePage’s behalf […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Peak foliage conditions are arriving in Maine. The state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says central and coastal Maine are between 70 and 100 percent color change, while far northern Maine is arriving at “past peak” conditions. Maine fall foliage spokeswoman Gale Ross says recent cool weather will help bring the […]