AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s tentative rules about legalized recreational marijuana are up for a key hearing that could represent one of the proposal’s final hurdles before approval. The proposal is scheduled for a public hearing before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Monday at 1:30 p.m. The proposal covers important […]

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A judge has ordered separate trials for a husband and wife in the death of a 10-year-old girl. The order came after Sharon Carrillo argued that both she and her daughter were abused by her husband, Julio Carrillo. But the Portland Press Herald reports that the judge declined to suppress statements […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of groups says it expects to remove about 5,000 pounds of lost and abandoned fishing gear from New England waters during an effort to clean up the debris. The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation is working with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative on the project Thursday. They’re removing the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Legislature has passed a bill to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. The Democratic-led Maine Senate voted 19-16 Tuesday in favor of the bill. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ office says she not yet taken a position. The Death With Dignity National Center and the Death With Dignity Political Fund say seven states have […]

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A critic of a proposed 145-mile (233-kilometer) transmission line in western Maine says shifting job figures show Central Maine Power cannot be trusted. CMP sent out a mailer in December that touted in big, bold letters, “Yes! to 3,500 Maine jobs.” A new mailer says “Yes! to Maine 1,600 jobs.” The […]