AUGUSTA (AP) — Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage pardoned his late mentor’s grandson in the final days of his second four-year term, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press that detail pardons for crimes including drug trafficking, tax evasion and embezzlement of public funds. The secretary of state recently released a list of 112 […]

LEWISTON — Ethan Lussier received his Lewiston High School diploma Tuesday during a special ceremony around his hospice bed. Lussier, 18, is at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. He has battled brain tumors since he was 7. The ceremony was meaningful to Lussier and his family, according to his mother, Vicki Saunders. “He’s the […]

LEWISTON — Authorities said Tuesday there was no credible evidence of criminal wrongdoing or violations of state election laws by former Mayor Shane Bouchard.  Lewiston police conducted a joint investigation with the Maine Attorney General’s Office into possible crimes alleged earlier this month by a local woman who said she’d had an affair with Bouchard […]

GEORGETOWN — Nomination papers for those wishing to run for an elected position in Georgetown are now available at the town office. Papers must be returned by 5 p.m. April 12 with a minimum of 25 and no more than 100 signatures.   Papers are available for the following positions: Selectmen, town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, […]

BATH — A longtime city councilor and a retired U.S. Navy captain are the candidates in an April 2 special election to fill the state House District 52 seat vacated by Rep. Jennifer DeChant, D-Bath.  Ken Sener was chosen by a local Republican caucus last month. City Councilor Sean Paulhus defeated fellow City Councilor Mari Eosco 54-39 in a Democratic […]

Patriots’ Kraft now wants jury trial on prostitution charge  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft now says he wants his misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution charge tried by a jury, not a judge.  Kraft’s attorneys filed a court notice Tuesday also waiving his arraignment, which had been scheduled for Thursday. […]

LEWISTON — A proposal to connect the Twin Cities to Portland and the Amtrak Downeaster with a commuter rail service will take another step Wednesday as officials host a meeting to present possible service scenarios between the two regions.  According to Bob Stone, member of the Lewiston/Auburn Passenger Rail Service Plan Committee, most of the […]

DAMARISCOTTA (AP) — Maine’s scallop season is entering its final days of the year with another closure of a scalloping ground.  The scallop fishery runs from late fall to early spring. The Maine Department of Marine Resources says it has closed the Damariscotta River to scallop harvesting for the rest of the season. The state uses […]

Ten days after a 22-year-old man was shot and killed, his family has hired a lawyer to investigate the Portland Police Department’s handling of the case, according to Essence magazine.  Isahak Muse, a Deering High School graduate, was shot and killed in a home in the Riverton neighborhood in the early hours of March 16. Police have […]