WISCASSET (AP) — Town officials in Wiscasset say they rejected a settlement with the Maine Department of Transportation over a traffic project because Gov. Paul LePage changed a key agreement. The Wiscasset Select Board voted to reject the state’s proposal last week. Town attorney Peter Murray says LePage removed parking features and other details in […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A round of votes shows Maine lawmakers will need more support to ensure funding for a minimum-security prison that Republican Gov. Paul LePage has pushed to close. The Senate voted 31-3 while the House voted 87-59 on Thursday on a bill to provide $5.5 million in another year of funding for the […]

BANGOR (AP) — The Gibson guitar company has demanded that a small Maine company stop selling two of its models, claiming that they infringe on trademarked designs. Dallas Seger, owner of Bangor-based Seger Guitars, says he received a cease-and-desist letter late last year from Gibson Brands Inc. Seger tells the Bangor Daily News that he has already […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A pair of U.S. senators is introducing legislation designed to improve organic farming research. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine say their legislation would reauthorize and incrementally increase funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative. They say federal investment […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A plan to create a fishing license lottery to get new people into the scallop fishery has passed a key hurdle in the Maine Legislature. The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources unanimously approved the proposal on Feb. 14. It now moves to the full Legislature, which is likely to vote on […]

YORK COUNTY – Post Offices across the county and in Maine are closed today, Feb. 19 in celebration of President’s Day. U.S. Postal Service offices will be closed and only Priority Mail Express and Guaranteed Overnight packages will be delivered. The USPS 24-hour service kiosks across the county will be available, as will usps.com where visitors […]

ORLAND (AP) — Officials say two all-terrain vehicle riders have been rescued after falling through the ice on a lake in Hancock County. After receiving a 911 call, the fire department acted quickly to pull the pair and the machines from Alamoosook Lake in Orland on Friday afternoon. Officials say the two people were extremely […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers are set to consider Maine’s Republican governor’s bill aimed at protecting the elderly from tax lien foreclosures. The bill could receive a committee vote Tuesday. The bill as originally proposed would require municipalities to either discharge liens on the elderly or offer a reasonable payment schedule. Gov. Paul LePage said the […]

HERMON (AP) — A Maine man and his son have died in a snowmobile crash in Hermon. It’s the third snowmobile fatality this weekend in Maine. The Maine Warden Service say 33-year-old Jason Tracy of Hermon and his 10-year-old son were killed when the snowmobile they were riding hit a tree on the edge of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are expected to consider a bill aimed at the high cost of prescription drugs. Democratic Sen. Eloise Vitelli’s bill is set for a Tuesday work session, where a legislative panel could vote to support or kill the legislation. The bill as originally proposed would require more disclosure of the costs […]