No expanded bear hunt in Maine, but season still starts soon
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Efforts to expand Maine’s bear hunt this year may not have succeeded, but hunters will still be laying bait for theRead More
Chug chug! Moxie, the polarizing soda, is being celebrated
LIBSON, Maine (AP) — One Maine town is showing its moxie this weekend. The Moxie Festival dedicated to the quirky soda gets underway in earnestRead More
New assistant US attorney for Rhode Island is sworn in
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new assistant U.S. attorney for Rhode Island has been sworn in. Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Aaron Weisman announced the appointmentRead More
Maine regulator approved 22-turbine wind power project
HALOWELL, Maine (AP) — Maine utilities regulators have approved a long-term power contract for a 72.6-megawatt wind power project in Hancock County. The Maine PublicRead More
Appeals court sides with Newtown in school shooting lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to throw out a lawsuit filed by the parents of twoRead More
Burglars target church where Stephen King delivered sermon
DURHAM, Maine (AP) — The leader of the Durham Historical Society wonders if a Stephen King fan was behind a break-in at a 214-year-old MethodistRead More
Stadium under renovation in Hartford will open, ready or not
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford’s Dillon Stadium is set to reopen, even though workers have not quite finished the $14 million in mostly taxpayer-funded renovationsRead More
Cooling tower comes down at idled Vermont nuclear plant
VERNON, Vt. (AP) — A cooling town at the now-closed Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon has been demolished. The Thursday demolition of theRead More
Vermont-based BioTek sold for nearly $1.2b
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont company that makes medical equipment has been sold to a California company for nearly $1.2 billion. The sale ofRead More
Novelist David Baldacci gifts $1M to Mark Twain home
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The historic home in Hartford where Mark Twain and his family once lived has received a $1 million gift from bestsellingRead More