Local & State
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
Gov. Mills proposes payments of $850 to qualifying Mainers as she revises budget
The total amount of direct relief to individual Mainers would be increased by $100 from the governor's previous plan.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
L.L. Bean sales grow 14% during 2nd year of pandemic; workers get 12% cash bonus
Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues boost the Freeport-based retailer's sales.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
Maine reports 300 new cases of COVID-19 as most of state moves to ‘low-risk’ for virus
The federal CDC categorizes Aroostook and Washington counties as high-risk for COVID-19, but most of Maine is in the 'green' low-risk category.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
Maine lobster industry fights lawsuit that aims to shut down fishery
The Center for Biological Diversity and others argue new federal restrictions being contested by the industry aren't enough to save endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
No more changing of the clocks? For some Mainers, it’s a ‘no-brainer.’
A proposal before Congress would make daylight saving time permanent, a change some in Maine say would be better for business, agriculture and outdoor time.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Embattled county treasurer misses re-election deadline
John Hiatt, 39, of Penobscot County was arrested last year on charges of possession of child pornography, aggravated invasion of computer privacy, stalking and two counts of harassment.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Mills proposes an additional $19.7 million to support state’s behavioral health system
The governor wants to add the funding to her supplemental budget.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
St. Patrick’s Day in photos: With pandemic restrictions lifted, Mainers say ‘sláinte!’
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Legislative panel OKs $100 million PFAS relief fund for farmers
The money could be used to cover remediation efforts, crop losses, farm buyouts and long-term health care needs.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Police search Oxford house in connection to chase, arrest 5 on drug trafficking charges
Maine State Police said the search was related to the investigation of Ethan Rioux-Poulios, 26, who allegedly fled police in a pickup truck March 4 and slammed head-on into another vehicle, critically injuring a 28-year-old woman.
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