Sen. Angus King said Wednesday that he will vote against confirming U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. King, an independent from Maine, said in a statement that his decision followed careful deliberation and a thorough review of Kavanaugh’s record, at least what was made available to him. The statement said the senator also took into […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is using his likely last veto message to chastise the Democratic secretary of state over an election funding bill. Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill to provide an additional $334,330 to cover the cost of November elections. LePage said taxpayers didn’t get a chance to weigh in […]

BIDDEFORD (AP) — A Maine school board member who’s accused of sexually assaulting a woman has taken a leave of absence. Biddeford School Committee member Dennis Anglea announced his decision Tuesday during a board meeting. The 58-year-old says he doesn’t want to distract the Biddeford School Department. A York County grand jury indicted Anglea last […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Heating oil is more expensive than a year ago in Maine, where residents of the state are looking ahead to fall and winter. The Governor’s Energy Office says the average statewide cash price is $2.77 per gallon, which is seven cents higher than a month ago. It’s also up from $2.18 per […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Officials in a Maine school district are looking to change their field trip policy following the drowning of a student. Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster announced the proposed changes Monday, which some School Committee members say are too extreme. The changes include banning swimming or boating unless an outside group can provide safety, […]

PALMYRA, Maine (AP) — The monument to a Maine state trooper who was killed while involved in a car chase in 1980 has been restored and relocated to a more prominent position. Palmyra officials say the restoration of Trooper Thomas Merry’s monument was spurred in part by the April death of Cpl. Eugene Cole. News […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two United States senators say nine rural businesses in the state will receive almost $432,000 for energy efficiency projects. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Angus King say the money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program will be used to purchase, construct and install solar […]

WALPOLE (AP) — A barbecue restaurant in Freeport, an oyster farm in Walpole and a potato supplier in St. Agatha are among the Maine businesses receiving federal grants for renewable energy systems. The grant of more than $430,000 is coming through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program. It will pay to […]

AUGUSTA Gov. Paul LePage’s health scare last month alarmed doctors enough that they summoned a LifeFlight helicopter to take him to a Bangor hospital. LePage confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that he was transported via LifeFlight, calling it a “nice” ride. But he declined to provide further details and said his medical treatment […]

David Redlon’s fiancée and future mother-in-law had already heeded mandatory evacuation orders and fled their Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, home to escape Hurricane Florence. But Redlon, 29, who lived in Windham before moving to South Carolina in April, was thinking he might “hunker down and ride out” his first hurricane. “I want to see if […]