LEWISTON Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties have been approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program funds to address damages from the severe storm on Oct. 29, 2017. Applications are being accepted through March 2. Approved practices under this authorization include removing debris from farmland; grading, shaping, re-leveling or similar measures; restoring permanent fences; and […]

AUGUSTA Maine lawmakers on Tuesday considered a proposal to extend a ban on retail sales of marijuana until May 1 to give the state more time to craft rules about legal pot. Lawmakers in the state are trying once again to sort out details of the voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana use became […]

The number of economically disadvantaged students in Maine has risen almost 10 percentage points since the 2008-2009 school year. According to an annual report released by Educate Maine, 45 percent of public school students in the state during the 2016-2017 school year were from economically disadvantaged families, compared to about one in three just 10 […]

WISCASSET A Wiscasset woman has been charged by the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Office with sex offenses involving minors. Sarah Riggens, 41, was charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (class B felony), one count of Dissemination of Sexually Explicit Material (class C felony) two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A landlord who was convicted following a fatal fire in Maine is due to file a brief in his appeals case. Gregory Nisbet was convicted of code violations stemming from the November 2014 fire, which killed six people in Portland. He then appealed his conviction to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. A […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal sponsored by Republican Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to provide support for the nation’s family caregivers is headed to the president’s desk. The RAISE Family Caregivers Act would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy to help the more than 40 million family caregivers. The […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine regulators on Tuesday delayed action on a longterm power contract for an offshore wind pilot project led by the University of Maine. The Maine Public Utilities Commission cited changing energy markets for delaying a contract between Maine Aqua Ventus and Central Maine Power Co., and ordered more public comment to be […]

NORWAY (AP) — Police say a Maine man suffered a laceration to his head after his truck was crushed by a utility bucket truck. Norway police say 38-yearold Robert Sanborn, of Paris, drove into the path of a Target Utility Services bucket truck driven by 22- year-old Mitchell Cummings Tuesday afternoon. The Sun Journal reports […]