BRUNSWICK — On Thursday, Midcoast residents are invited to eat out at local restaurants as part of United Way’s “ Extra Helping” event. A portion of the participating restaurants’ revenue will go to support the community through local United Wayfunded programs. Participating restaurants include Broadway Deli, Byrnes Irish Pub and Irish Pub II, El Camino, […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Medical Association has presented the 2017 Mary Cushman Award for Exceptional Humanitarian Service as a Medical Volunteer to Dr. Richard P. Corbin, former medical director at the Oasis Free Clinics. The award is accompanied by a $1,000 contribution to a charitable organization to be chosen by the recipient and was presented to […]

On Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. law enforcement agencies across Maine including the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, Auburn Police Department, Lewiston Police Department, Lisbon Police Department, Livermore Falls Police Department and the Sabattus Police Department will again give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their […]

BATH The ongoing reconstruction of the ramp from High St. to Route 1 southbound in Bath should be completed by the middle of November, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. “We are hoping to have the new ramp cut in and base paved, to have it open by Nov.15,” said Maine DOT Engineer Glenn […]

AUGUSTA A legislative committee was at odds Monday over the future of a new voter-approved voting method that Maine’s highest court advised runs afoul of the Maine Constitution for some elections. The Legislature’s joint veterans and legal affairs committee could not agree on a path forward for independent Rep. Kent Ackley’s bill to bring the […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Maine investigators say a doughnut machine ended up being the cause of an early morning fire in Lewiston. WGME-TV reports the LePage Bakery caught fire just after 3 a.m. Monday. Firefighters say a witness reported the fire after seeing flames on the roof of the building. About 40 employees were inside the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine fishermen could soon learn how many pounds of baby eels they’ll be able to catch next year for the worldwide sushi market. An arm of the interstate Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is likely to vote Tuesday about the 2018 quota for baby eels, or elvers. Fishermen in Maine catch the […]

BANGOR (AP) — Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage rejected federal funding for training unemployed workers, contrary to his administration’s denials. The U.S. Department of Labor released correspondence between LePage and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta following a Freedom of Information Act request. The Bangor Daily News reports that LePage wrote that he “will not participate” in […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Outspoken Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage says the media fanned the flames in a flap with sheriffs over his directive they should hold immigrants without warrants and is calling news organizations ” the most horrible organizations on the earth.” The outburst came Monday after LePage summoned all 16 sheriffs to a closed-door […]