AUGUSTA (AP) – Maine’s governor will attend the state’s annual agricultural show in its capital city. The 76th Annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show is scheduled to take place at the Augusta Civic Center from Tuesday to Thursday. Gov. Paul LePage is slated to attend on Tuesday and is expected to tout the importance of agriculture […]

LUBEC (AP) – Maine fishing regulators say they are allowing many of the state’s scallop fishermen to fish for an additional day per week because bad weather has hampered their ability to harvest the shellfish. The state Department of Marine Resources says the dragger boat fleet that operates outside of the protected Cobscook Bay area […]

GARDINER (AP) – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an investigation by Maine’s insurance superintendent over its failure to adequately track and respond to customer complaints. Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa called the failure to respond in a timely manner a “serious issue.” His office conducted a survey of Anthem’s complaints […]

HOLLIS — Maine State Police have re-opened an investigation into a robbery and assault with a tire iron that took place in October. They’re looking for information into the incident that took place in the parking lot at L’il Mart  on Plains Road Oct. 23. Police have charged one man — Marcus Lefebvre, 28, of […]

OAKLAND (AP) – Authorities in Maine say a 52-year-old Massachusetts man has died after a snowmobile he was operating fell through thin ice on a lake. The state Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says Richard Dumont of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was riding a snowmobile owned by a friend and business partner on Messalonskee Lake […]

PORTLAND (AP) – A developer is seeking approval for a $13 million condominium development near an Interstate 295 off-ramp in Portland. The Portland city planning documents indicate the four-story building would have 22 single-bedroom units and 23 two-bedroom units ranging from roughly 560 square feet to about 1,500 square feet.  Parking for 45 vehicles would […]

LIBERTY (AP)  —- Fire officials say a man was hurt after a manufacturing facility in Liberty caught fire, leading to several explosions because of hazardous materials that were inside. Fire crews from nearly a dozen towns responded to Magnum Manufacturing Inc. on state Route 3 on Sunday night. Officials say a man believed to be […]

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has tapped his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a senior adviser. Kushner, who is married to Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump, has for the past decade run Kushner Companies, the umbrella corporation that oversees the family’s many real estate holdings. Transition official said Monday Kushner will step down from the post […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is presenting his $6.8 billion budget to legislators who’ve rejected similar ideas before. LePage is using his final two-year budget proposal to push for big changes to Maine’s tax structure and school funding formula, cuts to welfare programs and a statewide teacher contract. The governor has said […]