BANGOR (AP) — Officials say Amtrak’s Downeaster will continue to run from Massachusetts to Maine even without the automatic braking technology known as positive train control. Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, tells the Bangor Daily News the Downeaster doesn’t have to have the technology because less than 12 trips travel […]

AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills is threatening to take legal action to force the LePage administration to release $4.9 million owed to her office for legal services provided to state agencies. Gov. Paul LePage’s refusal to sign off on financial orders allowing Legislature-approved funds to flow to the Attorney General’s Office is apparently threatening […]

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has joined 15 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that companies can fire workers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity without violating federal workplace discrimination law. In an Aug. 23 amicus curiae – or friend of the court – brief filed with the Supreme Court, […]

  PORTLAND — Soft drink giant Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Moxie, a long-lived and beloved New England soda brand that is the official state beverage of Maine.Moxie has been around since the 19th century and it’s famous in New England for its unique flavor, which is the product of a root extract […]

PORTLAND —  The Board of Overseers of the Bar says a Saco attorney who was disbarred for six months after engaging in sexual acts with a vulnerable client deserved a harsher sentence. In September 2017, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court suspended Gary Prolman’s law license for six months effective Nov. 1, 2017, due to misconduct […]

PORTLAND — A Turner man faces several federal charges connected to a massive drug bust in February. Andrew Waite, 29, of Turner was indicted in U.S. District Court on charges of illegal possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, illegal possession of an unregistered silencer and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. […]

The photograph in Venus Nappi’s hand was faded by nearly four decades of passed time, but the smile on the baby’s face was still clear. “We keep talking about my son,” Nappi said. “I’d just like you all to know who my son was.” The woman stood at the podium Tuesday in Cumberland County Unified […]

SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police Aug. 10 through Aug. 27. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Gary B. Norton, 36, Limerick, was issued summonses charging he […]

SANFORD — Members of Girl Scout Troop 2277 have been honoring veterans for a long time. Over the past 13 or more years, Scouts have taken care to help make sure veterans’ graves are marked at Notre Dame Cemetery in Springvale for Memorial Day. “The girls have been going there since they were Daisies, placing […]