AUGUSTA Gov. Paul LePage has complied with a court order that he release about $1.4 million in public campaign funding that he had held up by refusing to sign routine financial orders. The move means about 120 candidates for the Legislature and one for governor will be getting money soon to help run their campaigns […]

PORTLAND A regulatory board is about to decide if Maine’s baby eel fishermen should be allowed to catch more of the tiny, big-money fish. Fishermen in Maine are allowed to harvest a total of 9,688 pounds of the elvers per year. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is set to consider increasing that by about […]

NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy who was pulled from a Maine lake is expected to recover. Capt. Scott Stewart tells The Portland Press Herald the boy and his mother were at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester Monday when he jumped off a dock and failed to resurface. Investigators say the boy […]

BELFAST (AP) — A 15- year-old girl who was struck by a car while riding her bike over the weekend has died. Laila Al-Matrouk, of Belfast, died Tuesday. According to a Facebook post by her sister, the teen had been on life support. Police say Al-Matrouk was struck by a passing car Sunday on Route […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A Maine man who was struck in the face by a bullet while he was playing disc golf says he’s lucky to be alive. Police say Cameron Hart, of Lewiston, was struck Sunday at the Stevens Mountain View Disc Golf Course in Turner. He underwent surgery to remove the bullet from his […]

By The Associated Press Voting is underway on proposed contracts for about 1,000 Consolidated Communication workers across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The unions and the company expect an announcement by the end of Friday. Negotiators announced tentative agreements over the weekend. One covers the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the other the Communications […]