LL Bean poised to open 1st store in Canada

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean is poised to open its first store in Canada. The Maine-based retailer announced Thursday that the 13,000-square-foot (1,210-sq. meter)Read More

Man whose wife was struck and killed by vehicle sues FBI

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man says in a $35 million lawsuit filed against the federal government that an off-duty police officer whoRead More

School official charged with DUI to return to work

SEYMOUR, Conn. (AP) — An assistant principal at a Connecticut high school who was charged with drunken driving will keep his job after serving aRead More

Plan would make coastal mansions eligible for disaster aid

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — On an exclusive Connecticut peninsula, where signs warn outsiders to stay off private roads, eight multimillion-dollar homes with sprawling yardsRead More

Vermont police investigate drowning of boy, 4, in pool

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Montpelier Police and the Vermont Department of Children and Families are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy who was foundRead More

America’s got scallops: Catch is up, consumers shelling out

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s harvest of scallops is increasing to near-record levels at a time when the shellfish are in high demand and theRead More

Naked VT man walks into store, buys coffee

The owners of a store in Vermont recently got a little more exposure than they signed up for. A surveillance camera caught the moment aRead More

Man charged in RI cold case murder released on bail

A man charged with the 1988 murder of a 10-year-old Pawtucket girl was released on bail Friday, after previously being held without the possibility ofRead More

Gifford’s drafted to serve as official ice cream of Patriots

SKOWEHGAN, Maine (AP) — A Maine company has been named the official ice cream of the New England Patriots. Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream said it’llRead More

Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Maine water samples

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it has detected the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease samples from theRead More