YORK COUNTY — Two well-known local civil engineering firms responsible for some of the most prominent projects in York County recently are teaming up to better serve clients throughout New England. Walsh Engineering Associates, Inc., and Pinkham and Greer Civil Engineers have announced that their merger took place Jan. 1 and the combined company and employees […]

RICHMOND — A Richmond, Maine man originally charged with manslaughter in the deadly beating of his 76-year-old father has been convicted of aggravated assault. The Kennebec Journal reports that Maine Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings on Wednesday sentenced 55-year-old Kurt Linton to serve an initial year in jail. Linton’s father Malcolm Linton died Feb. 22, 2017 at […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine biologists say there are signs that the number of winter ticks on moose is declining. Biologists are optimistic that the state will issue a similar number of hunting permits in 2018 as in 2017. State Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso said Friday that recent checks of moose showed the fewest number […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine legislative panel wants to delay medical marijuana rules cracking down on caregivers. The Portland Press Herald reports the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee unanimously voted Thursday to support a bill to delay regulations that caregivers say could harm Maine’s medical marijuana industry. The rules set to become effective Thursday would allow […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Organizers of a referendum to guarantee access to home care for the disabled and seniors in Maine say they have collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The “Homecare for All” referendum was submitted to the secretary of state’s office on Friday. The referendum is backed by a coalition of […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge says Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration must disburse $3 million in federal workforce funds even as the governor appeals the decision. The Portland Press Herald reports U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock in a Wednesday order calls the appeal’s chance of success “modest.” The governor has long fought to consolidate Maine’s […]

ORONO (AP) — University of Maine System trustees are meeting to discuss matters including a proposed policy on who can lobby or speak on behalf of the system. Trustees on Monday will discuss changes to “Institutional Authority on Political Matters” policy that would limit the political activities of university staff. The original proposal created an […]

FREEPORT (AP) — The man who became L.L. Bean’s first full-time truck driver due to a forced promotion 42 years ago is now retiring. Sixty-seven-year-old Al Andrews, of Durham, started with the Freeport-based retailer working part-time in the clothing department when he was 17 years old. The Sun-Journal reports he became a full-time employee the day after […]

BANGOR (AP) — Fire officials in Maine say a tenant attempting to thaw a frozen pipe with an open flame caused a house fire. Fire crews were called to the scene in Bangor early Saturday morning to find the house full of heavy smoke. Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Matt Costello tells WABI-TV that one of the tenants […]