PORTLAND Maine’s GOP gubernatorial primary could become more heated after Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced she won’t run. The gubernatorial race is already a crowded field, with more than a dozen candidates announcing primary runs. Three Republicans and nine Democrats have registered to run, while five unaffiliated and third-party candidates have also registered. But […]

Maine health insurers say the individual premium hikes they requested this year will cover President Donald Trump’s decision to eliminate federal reimbursement of a key subsidy. The Portland Press Herald reports that Maine’s two remaining providers of individual health insurance said they won’t drop out of the marketplace due to the Republican president’s move. The […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Veterans are honoring a Medal of Honor recipient whose resting place was long a mystery. The Portland Press Herald reported veterans from an American Legion post in South Portland planned to gather Sunday afternoon to lay a wreath at Navy Seaman Emile Lejeune’s once-unmarked grave in Forest City Cemetery. Lejeune received […]

CUMBERLAND (AP) — A Maine police officer took time out of his patrol to cook dinner for an elderly man. Cumberland Police Sgt. Thomas Burgess learned that the man was running low on food and had not eaten. So he went to a local food pantry, delivered the food — and then cooked dinner. A […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says the sinking of a wooden lobster boat in Casco Bay was an accident. The vessel was reported Saturday afternoon near Chandler’s Cove off Chebeague Island. The Coast Guard said no one was injured or at risk at any point. Coast Guard petty officer Frederick Drake told […]