Maine’s congressional delegation reacted along party lines to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call for a vote on an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.  While Republican Sen. Susan Collins declined to comment on the grounds that she might be serving as a juror if there is an impeachment trial in the Senate, Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared […]

Aoguzi Muhameiti, 19, mans one of two voter registration booths at Bowdoin College on Tuesday to celebrate National Voter Registration Day. The voter registration event was held by the McKeen Center for the Common Good and Bowdoin Votes. Muhameiti said the day had been busy, with roughly 30 people registering by mid-afternoon. College students have been voting in increasing numbers. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick created a special activity for teens to celebrate Banned Books Week, which serves as an annual reminder of First Amendment rights.  Every day this week from 4:30-5 p.m., teens have 30 minutes to solve clues in the Curtis Memorial Library’s TeenZone in order to unlock a box […]

BRUNSWICK — Years ago, JoJean Keller visited Kentucky’s extensive Mammoth Cave System. She stood in the middle of the cavernous space and the tour guide turned out the lights. The darkness was heavy, she said, and in the complete absence of any light, she remembers feeling lost.  This feeling is what comes back to her […]

The new leader of Maine’s child welfare system is proposing to boost a near-dormant state program that would expand counseling services for families with at-risk children.  The initiative, which is still in its early stages, would include dozens of additional therapists.  Todd Landry, director of the Office of Child and Family Services, said on Monday […]

Gov. Janet Mills told world leaders gathered Monday at the United Nations that Maine will not wait to take bold action to address climate change and challenged them to do the same before announcing she intends to make the state carbon neutral by 2045.  “We’ve got to unite to preserve our precious common ground, for […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded early Monday to reports of shots fired and a naked man running down a road in Casco.  Deputies ultimately arrested four men and charged them with trafficking in scheduled drugs. Additional charges are likely as the investigation continues.  Deputies responded to the 300 block of Tenney Hill Road at […]

Capt. Michael Bell, who died during last week’s massive explosion in Farmington, was a humble and private man, his family said.  To honor those qualities, the Bell family has chosen to grieve his passing out of the media spotlight that dominated the western Maine town last week.  But the family also wants to acknowledge the generosity […]