BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Jury selection is set to get underway in the trial of a Connecticut man charged with a fatal shooting in Bangor, Maine. Antoinne “Prince” Bethea, of New Haven, Connecticut, is charged with shooting a New Orleans man, Terrance Durel Sr., on April 16, 2017. Bethea fled the state and was arrested […]

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Acadia National Park is still struggling with a backlog of maintenance projects at a price tag of about $59.8 million. The Bangor Daily News reports the park’s maintenance to-do list is more than 350 items long, with projects ranging from building repairs to road upgrades. The park’s head of facilities maintenance Keith […]

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Neighbors of a planned salmon farm in Belfast say city officials skirted local rules when they made a zone change that made the project possible. The Bangor Daily News reports the residents have filed a lawsuit against the city of Belfast. The city made the changes months ago to allow Norwegian […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Florida-based health care company that could receive a $60.3 million state contract to run a 21-bed Maine residence for some psychiatric patients is fighting to keep its proposal secret. The Associated Press through a public records request obtained a redacted version of Correct Care’s 2017 proposal to run the residence. […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is waiving state park fees for residents as a show of appreciation. His office said that day use fees will be waived for residents at Maine State Parks and Historic Sites from Saturday through Labor Day. LePage said it’s a way of saying thank you to the […]

GARDINER, Maine (AP) — State Police say they found a body in the trunk of a car after a motorist killed himself alongside a road in central Maine. Troopers say the motorist took his life late Thursday afternoon after his car was pulled over by troopers, who had been warned of erratic driving on I-295. […]