SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A $17.3 million U.S. Department of Defense contract with New Balance to provide U.S.-made athletic shoes to service members is getting cheers from lawmakers in Maine, where the company employs hundreds of people. Members of the delegation pushed for athletic footwear to be made subject to the Berry Amendment, which requires the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police are holding a pair of meetings with the public to talk about a pilot project involving the use of body cameras. The meetings are scheduled for March 21 at Deering High School and March 22 at the Portland Public Library. The police department says it expects the pilot program to […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A host of Maine’s first marijuana-themed radio show says he hopes it educates listeners and breaks down the stigma surrounding pot. “Cannabis Connection” debuted on WFMX last month. Medical marijuana shop owner Dawson Julia and on-air personality Chris Rush host the program, which airs Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Julia […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Officials have figured out a way to fund $2 million in upgrades to the terminal that houses a ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia. The Bangor Daily News reports Bay Ferries Ltd. CEO Mark MacDonald announced Wednesday the company and Nova Scotia’s government would pay for most of the work at Portland’s Ocean […]

NEWRY (AP) — Authorities say searchers rescued a hiker who lost his way on a trail in rural western Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says 29-year-old Thomas Dilger of Worcester, Massachusetts, used a mobile phone to call for help Wednesday. He lost his way on Grafton Loop Trail in Newry, and […]