PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says oil from the massive Gulf spill is now within four miles of the Panhandle coast. Crist said the sheen was spotted during a fly over today. Crist said the military should take over the cleanup effort from petroleum giant BP PLC, saying it would make faster […]

BP struggles, meanwhile, in its efforts to slice into the twisted well pipe so it can fit a cap in place.

The citizen initiative question would ask voters to allow a casino in Oxford County

SCARBOROUGH — After adding $100,000 back into the school budget last week, the Town Council voted unanimously June 2 to send a $34.9 million budget to voters next week. The decision comes after voters narrowly rejected the previous school budget in a referendum vote on May 11. The public will have a second chance to […]

AUGUSTA — An investigation by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has concluded that the state’s former chief utilities regulator, Kurt Adams, broke no laws when he accepted a job and securities from a prominent wind power developer while still head of his agency. A citizens’ group had asked the attorney general to investigate Adams, the […]

BRUNSWICK — State transportation planners and consultants on Wednesday presented a series of concept plans they hope will increase access and improve traffic flow around Brunswick Naval Air Station. The presentation was part of a $1 million study tackling three of the area’s most troublesome traffic areas, including outer Pleasant Street and Mill Street in […]

Justices rule that questioning suspects can continue until they actively say ‘Stop.’

Only Maine and Virginia decline to join a filing over anti-gay protests at a 2006 military funeral.

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nearly four years after a storm blew the top off the Cookie Jar Pastry Shop, customers lined up for the sweet treats they have been without for so long.  The business reopened on Thursday, May 27, and more than 900 people came through the doors at 554 Shore Road. South Portland resident […]

BATH — A plan for an artificial turf field that received narrow City Council approval and triggered a petition to overturn that decision will be decided by voters on June 8. The City Council voted 5-4 on Feb. 3 in favor of borrowing up to $300,000 for installation of artificial turf at McMann Field. Opponents then […]