Campaign aims to keep college graduates in Maine
A new campaign aims to keep college students from leaving Maine once they graduate. The Portland Press Herald reports the pilot program is launching this October throughRead More
Eastern Maine lashed by rain, wind as Dorian passes offshore
EASTPORT, Maine (AP) — Hurricane Dorian has lashed the eastern tip of Maine with heavy rain, strong winds and high surf as the storm’s remnantsRead More
Anti-mosquito spraying planned in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island officials say they have scheduled anti-mosquito spraying for Sunday in four areas of the state where eastern equine encephalitisRead More
State fires worker accused of making threats
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state employee whose guns were seized after he allegedly made threatening comments to co-workers has been fired. The HartfordRead More
Aid coming to Maine to help communities hit by mill closures
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — A federal-state partnership is providing more than $2 million to assist the forest products industry in Maine. The money’s fromRead More
Court: Property owners not liable in child’s drowning death
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision that the adjacent property owners of a Waterbury daycare are notRead More
Vermont farmer told to round up his escaped pigs — or else
ORANGE, Vt. (AP) — Vermont officials have issued an ultimatum to a farmer whose pigs escaped. State Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts says state officials areRead More
Maine deer season gets started for archers in some areas
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s deer hunt is getting started with a special archery season in designated areas. The state’s “expanded archery” season starts Saturday.Read More
Navy seeking to test private wells near submarine base
GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is seeking to test private drinking wells near the Connecticut submarine base for potentially dangerous industrial compounds knownRead More
Where a mine supplied a nascent nation, cleanup nears end
STRAFFORD, Vt. (AP) — More than two centuries after people began exploiting the resources buried in the hills of Vermont, a river of pollution thatRead More