Maine seaweed growers to break state records this spring

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records. America’s seaweedRead More

Secret Service agent dies training at Bush compound in Maine

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — A service is being held Saturday in Maine for a 50-year-old secret service agent who died while training during his shiftRead More

UMaine launches campaign to keep food out of landfills

ORONO, Maine (AP) — A center at the University of Maine is launching a campaign to try to reduce the amount of food waste thatRead More

Maine ends COVID-19 visitor testing and quarantine needs

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Effective Saturday, all states will be exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 travel requirements. The state is exempting all states from testing andRead More

Court rejects appeal by man who killed wife with shotgun

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state supreme court has upheld the murder conviction and 40-year sentence for man who killed his wife with a shotgunRead More

Nurses at Maine’s largest hospital vote to unionize

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nurses at Maine’s largest hospital voted to form a union, meaning about 2,000 nurses will be represented by the Maine StateRead More

Gov seeks to broker peace between fishing, wind power

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor introduced a proposal on Wednesday that would establish a decade-long moratorium on new offshore wind projects in state waters,Read More

Day care owner in Maine charged in 19-month-old child’s injury

WINDSOR, Maine (AP) — A day care owner in Windsor was charged with assault after a 19-month-old girl was found unresponsive after she was putRead More

Maine might ban corporations from making campaign donations

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine might ban corporations from contributing directly to state legislators or their political action committees. The proposal before theRead More

80-year-old Koffee Kup Bakery closes; financial losses cited

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Koffee Kup Bakery, an-80-year-old Vermont company that sold products in New England, around New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Maryland,Read More