Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Monday that his agency won’t allow federal agents to have open-ended access to the state’s new Real ID database system.  Dunlap said his office launched Maine’s Real ID database on July 1. Mainers can now purchase a Real ID compliant driver’s license or identification card at any Bureau of […]

State policymakers alarmed by the growing number of Maine communities restricting or abandoning costly recycling programs will draft legislation requiring private companies to shoulder the cost of disposing of common household packaging.  The proposed measure is partially a response to the collapse of global markets for recyclables such as paper and plastic. Communities accustomed to […]

BOWDOINHAM — A driver trying to avoid a porcupine on Interstate 295 lost control of their Volvo, rolling over in the median late Saturday. The crash was reported at 11:15 p.m. near mile marker 38, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Ivy Cass, 31, of Trenton was driving a […]

A Mexico couple bought the famously haunted Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired “The Conjuring” movie — and Cory Heinzen says doors started opening by themselves on day one.  “We had doors opening, footsteps and knocks,” Heinzen, 40, said Friday. “I’ve had a hard time staying there by myself. I don’t have the feeling of anything evil, (but) […]

LISBON FALLS — There are two things you can always count on when it comes to Moxie: The taste will always be sharp and distinct, and you either love or hate it.  And the festival that celebrates the Moxie mystique will always be just crammed full of things to do.  This year, it’s hard to […]

BRUNSWICK — Residents can now get to Brunswick Landing using public transportation, thanks to a new Brunswick Explorer route that also extends to Maine street, according to a recent announcement by Western Maine Transportation Services.  The new schedule went into effect Monday, and will share all four Metro BREEZ stops, according to Craig Zurhorst, community […]

A Bath man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a woman in Shirley Monday morning before leading Maine State Police troopers on a short car chase. Police arrested Christopher Hallowell, 24, at gunpoint after he crashed his SUV at the intersection of Clark and Winslow roads in Albion shortly after 8 […]