OAKFIELD (AP) — Maine State Police say a man was wounded by a trooper while being arrested in the town of Oakfield. Officials say 54-year-old John Corneil, of Smyrna, was shot during an armed confrontation late Friday morning. He was being treated at a hospital in Houlton. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said […]

AUBURN (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in the Androscoggin River last month says the state isn’t doing enough to find her son’s body. Valerio McFarland fell into the river April 24. His older brother, who jumped in to try to save him, remains hospitalized. Helena Gagliano-McFarland said Saturday that her […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Republicans gathered at their state convention Saturday to celebrate their term-limited governor’s record and hear from leading party officials and gubernatorial candidates. More than 1,000 party delegates from across the state celebrated the party’s gains in Maine during the last decade. The 2010 and 2012 conventions saw Tea Party-fueled uprisings against […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest airport is changing flight patterns to increase the number of early morning and late evening flights over some nearby communities. A spokeswoman for Portland International Jetport says the temporary change is due to a taxiway repair project that will impact departures and arrivals. The new flight pattern will be in […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is allowing unemployment benefit seekers to use a phone system amid complaints that the roll-out of a new online system has meant long waits and poor customer service. The Maine Department of Labor says 95 percent of claimants are using an online system to report their weekly efforts to find work. […]

AUGUSTA — Brightly painted clay, splashing water, and beeping Beethoven are part of computer science and electronics projects that will be coming to public libraries across Maine due to a new partnership between the Maine State Library and Gizmo Garden LLC.   The groups are joining forces to address Maine’s growing need for more computer professionals by sparking the interest […]

SACO —  The annual VA2K Walk and Roll, a national event that encourages people to live active lifestyles and support homeless veterans will be held this year on May 16. Locally, the VA2K will take place at the Saco Community Veterans Affair Clinic at the corner of Main Street and Ross Road from noon to […]