Local & State

Published
September 5, 2014

A lot more Maine baseball fans are going to the Dogs

A six-year slide in attendance ended in a big way this year as the Portland Sea Dogs found new ways to fill the seats.
Published
September 5, 2014

Report details accusations against Maine prison guard charged with sexually assaulting inmate

York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette has called a press conference for Friday morning about recent indictments against current and former corrections officers.
Published
September 5, 2014

Tax rebels facing IRS fraud charges plan to skip court

One of the Brunswick men accused of not filing tax returns has been paid $400,000 by the town and others for communications access.
Published
September 5, 2014

Maine lawmaker from Aroostook County resigns seat

Republican Alex Willete, spokesman for the re-election campaign of Gov. Paul LePage and a law school graduate, says he will focus on his career.
Published
September 5, 2014

Waterville council candidate says he organized rallies backing officer who killed teen

Jibryne Karter III said 'it's about the right to be innocent until proven guilty,' which applies to the officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

advertisement

Published
September 4, 2014

New flight simulator gives a lift to program at UMaine Augusta

The state-of-the-art system, one of only two in Maine, will supplement flight training for the university's growing number of aviation students.
Published
September 4, 2014

Portland superintendent scraps plan to offer virtual classes

Emmanuel Caulk got no support for his proposal to provide online instruction to keep students from leaving for a charter school.
Published
September 4, 2014

Emu in Cumberland County has EEE, Maine officials confirm

The CDC has also found the virus in three mosquito pools in York County.
Published
September 4, 2014

Social Security advocates endorse Michaud in Maine governor’s race

The head of the group says it made a rare endorsement because of differences among the three candidates on Social Security and Medicaid expansion.
Published
September 4, 2014

Army vet, Maine Senate candidate from Casco dies from accident injuries

Stuart 'Toby' Pennels was 55 and had served on the Windham-Raymond school board before moving to Casco.