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State workplace safety investigators found the departments lacked an effective system for tracking firefighters at the May 15 Robbins Lumber fire. The state suspended nearly all of $108,000 in penalties after the towns made fixes.
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office has not said what caused the Monday crash on Billings Road. The driver and two other people were hospitalized in Bangor.
The Maine Department of Transportation said the international crossing over the St. Croix River reopened Thursday after deck and joint repairs, though work on the bridge abutment continues.
The six governors told congressional appropriations leaders that rising heating oil prices will erode federal heating assistance this winter. They asked for the increase through either the annual budget or an emergency appropriation.
The Maine Department of Labor said the average unemployment tax per qualifying employee will rise by $9.60 in 2027, even as the state keeps its lowest rate schedule.
A preliminary federal review points to far lower right whale deaths and serious injuries from U.S. fixed-gear fisheries than estimated in 2022, Maine's marine resources commissioner said. A December meeting on new whale rules has been postponed so the data can be peer-reviewed.
The outgoing governor pledged a smooth handoff, and Pingree said her transition work is already underway and invited Mainers to apply for posts in her administration.
The vote starts a state-required review. Lebanon voters would have the final say, most likely in June. The board also held off on winterizing the building for now.
Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are among the states asking a federal appeals court to deny the Trump administration's request to pause a ruling against conditions on Homeland Security grant money.
The Democrat said he doesn't expect the runoff to change the result, and congratulated the former Republican governor.
Prakashkumar Prajapati, 47, was also ordered to pay $1,897,386 in restitution in a scheme in which callers posing as government officials persuaded victims to hand over gold and cash, federal prosecutors said.
Starting Nov. 16, live phone help for unemployment claims will end at 12:30 p.m. on three weekdays during a 90-day pilot. The department says staff will use the freed-up time to process claims.
The ordinance, which passed 6-1, extends state limits on police cooperation with federal immigration agents to all town employees in the community that hosts an ICE facility.
Gov. Janet Mills said her administration will give full cooperation to Pingree, who served in the Mills administration before winning the race to become Maine's 76th governor.
Blake Tibbetts, 25, pleaded guilty to sending a threatening interstate communication after a post in which, prosecutors said, he used a racial epithet and threatened to pay another user's "kind" a visit.
The former governor said Democrat Matt Dunlap has no path left to win. The Associated Press has not called the race, and Dunlap has not conceded.
Democrat Hannah Pingree defeated Republican Bobby Charles in Maine's wide-open governor's race Tuesday as part of a nationwide sweep of governorships by her party. Pingree was…
Voters in New York, New Hampshire and Maine decided races that helped Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. In New York,…
CNN projected the former state Senate president would unseat the five-term Republican, and Collins called Jackson to concede just after midnight Wednesday, his campaign said.
Decision Desk HQ projects the former Maine House speaker will defeat Republican Bobby Charles to succeed Gov. Janet Mills. The Associated Press has not called the race.
City officials say owner Namdar Realty Group spent months failing to make repairs. J.C. Penney and Dick's Sporting Goods are still serving customers through their outside doors.
Mainers without employer coverage, Medicare or MaineCare have until Jan. 15, 2027, to sign up for 2027 plans through the state's marketplace, and free enrollment help is available, state officials said.
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is among the signers of a bipartisan letter backing the Senate version of the bill, which would set minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms.
Biddeford police are investigating the second vandalism at the senator's downtown office since September, which her chief of staff called part of a series of attempts to intimidate her and her staff.