PORTLAND (AP) — The East Coast mackerel fishery will face new restrictions because fishermen have exceeded their limit for two other species. Fishermen bring Atlantic mackerel to shore from Maine to North Carolina. The fishermen are given a limit to the amount of river herring and shad they are also allowed to catch. The National […]

CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — Police say a teenager in Maine has been charged with terrorizing over a message on social media that led to Cape Elizabeth schools being closed for the day. Police say the 17-year-old high school student was arrested on Monday in South Portland after posting a troubling message online. The boy’s name […]

KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says its mission to inspect a tugboat that sunk off the coast of Maine last week is set to begin. Spokeswoman Chellsey Phillips says crews will use cameras to survey the vessel this morning, adding that underwater footage will give the Coast Guard a better idea of if […]

NORTHPORT (AP) — Maine firefighters say they responded to a house fire and had to return two more times to battle the flames before the fire was completely extinguished. Northport fire crews were first called to the home around 7 p.m. Sunday, where the homeowner had noticed her home was on fire — fleeing outside […]

BOWDOINHAM — State Police say a Bowdoinham woman, seriously injured inside her home Monday, died overnight at Maine Medical Center in Portland. The victim is 55-year-old Beulah “Marie” Sylvester, according to police. Sagadahoc Deputies responded to her mobile home at 946 Post Road Monday morning and found her unresponsive. Sylvester was first taken to Mid […]