Local & State
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Could Maine finally create a statewide system for tracking rape kits?
A proposal died when the Legislature ran out of time last year. While there's more support for the effort this year, lawmakers wonder if they will have the funding.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Scarborough council candidates weigh in on priorities, growth and more
Lawrence Cain, Donlad Scott Gondzar and Crescencia Maurer are running to fill the seat to be vacated by Donald Cushing.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations
Over the past 4 years, Worcester Resources has racked up more than $50,000 in federal fines for workplace safety and record-keeping infractions.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Man shot in Biddeford says he was defending himself, trying to disarm suspect
The 34-year-old man charged in the shooting faces one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Car crash knocks out power for nearly 1/3 of Westbrook households Monday
More than 3,400 Central Maine Power customers lost power after a wreck on Brown Street, police said.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Trump cuts $35 million in Maine funding after calling digital access initiatives ‘racist’
The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Under federal pressure, some of Maine’s colleges are renaming DEI offices
Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like 'diversity' and 'inclusion' from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like 'community' and 'belonging.'
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Central Maine Healthcare expands access to colorectal screenings in Bridgton
Central Maine Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are partnering to provide routine colonoscopy services to Anthem members at Bridgton Hospital.
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PublishedMay 12, 2025
Maine voter ID supporters challenge state’s ballot language
In addition to requiring a photo ID while casting a ballot, the initiative would make it harder to vote absentee and add requirements for municipal elections workers.
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