BRUNSWICK Brunswick’s health officer said the home he condemned Friday, where animal welfare agents seized 44 dogs and one bird, was cluttered and unfit for human habitation, in part due to an “abundance of feces and urine.” Brunswick Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Emerson, the town’s health officer, said police asked him to examine the property […]

BRUNSWICK A community radio station is broadening its reach, thanks to a federal program aimed at allowing smaller stations greater access to the FM band. Last month, Brunswick-based WCME — a commercial station whose studio lies in a former mill building — began broadcasting in stereo on 99.5 FM, 24 hours a day, seven days […]

FREEPORT After her aunt died of lung cancer, Tawni Whitney said she knew she wanted to do something in her honor. And after seeing how much a Neighbor Brigade in Bedford, Massachusetts, helped her aunt throughout her illness, Whitney decided to start Maine’s first chapter in Freeport. According to its website, the Neighbor Brigade “establishes […]

LISBON Lisbon residents will weigh in tonight on a proposal to give ATV riders access to several public roads in town. One of the main changes would allow ATV riders to come off the trails and use a portion of Wing Street to reach Route 9 to get to the Route 196 intersection. A public […]

BRUNSWICK (AP) — Sen. Angus King got his motor running, and headed out on the highway. The independent from Maine hit the road on his Harley for three days of listening sessions that wrapped up Sunday at home in Brunswick. He told WABI-TV that it was great to hit the road and not have to […]

Central Maine Power Co. has launched a TV ad campaign in an attempt to revive a reputation tarnished by customer outrage over high bills, a potential class-action lawsuit and a state investigation of its billing and metering practices. In 30- and 60-second spots that started airing Monday on stations in Maine, CMP President and CEO […]

GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — Maine state records indicate the 21-year-old driver of a bus injured in a crash with summer campers has a number of moving violations, including two convictions for driving to endanger. Police say 11 children and two counselors were aboard when the driver crashed into a tree Friday off of Interstate 95 […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters can now request absentee ballots for November’s election online. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said voters can vote by absentee ballot through mail or in-person at their town hall. Mainers will elect a new governor to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Voters will also elect a U.S. senator, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Virginia State Police say a Maine resident has been accused of spitting in the face of another protester during weekend demonstrations in Charlottesville. Portland resident Chloe Lubin was arrested with three other people demonstrating in memory of Heather Heyer, who was killed one year ago during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — Maine officials say a commercial fishing pier in Rockland will receive an $830,000 federal grant for renovations. The Portland Press Herald reports the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration said in a release the funds will be used to resurface the pier, stabilize storage areas and upgrade an electrical system. Officials […]