AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A company paid $500,000 by Maine regulators to study the state’s electric grid may have been ineligible to receive the contract based on conflict of interest rules. London Economics International was the winning bidder on the study and was tasked with evaluating the pros and cons of converting Maine’s two investor-owned electric […]
Augusta, ME (AP) – Maine lobsters need to arrive alive at their destinations, and a proposal before the Maine Legislature is aimed at making it more certain that happens. Democratic Sen. Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic introduced a bill on Tuesday that would exempt truck drivers transporting live lobsters from some hours-of-service restrictions. Vitelli said the […]
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) – Maine’s secretary of state says presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent inaccurate voting information to state residents. Matthew Dunlap said Tuesday that “several voters” recently received a mailing from the Democrat’s campaign that suggested any voter could participate in the March Democratic primary. Dunlap says the […]
The trial is set to begin for a Maine man charged with killing a neighbor with a machete and hiding his body under a pile of rotting deer carcasses. Lawyers planned to deliver opening statements Monday in the trial of Bruce Akers of Limington. He’s accused of killing Douglas Flint, 55, on June 9, 2016, […]
Maine State Police say a body has been found in a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort Fairfield. Spokesman Steve McCausland says investigators found the body in the basement Monday night and believe it’s the 90-year-old homeowner, Dawn Findlen, who lived in the home alone. Fire investigators say cause of the blaze is […]
Astronaut Jessica Meir will be leaving the International Space Station for a pair of spacewalks this month. The Maine native and fellow astronaut Christina Koch are scheduled for spacewalks on Wednesday and again on Jan. 20. They’ll be completing the installation of new batteries that store energy generated by the space station’s solar array. The […]
Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic legislative leaders have unveiled a health care proposal aimed at removing some copayments and combining markets to lower health care costs. The bill would let Maine manage parts of the exchange under the Affordable Care Act, combine the small group and individual markets, and cover yearly primary care and behavioral […]
Around 60 vehicles were involved in a crash on the interstate this morning near mile marker 174 in the Carmel area. It happened on the northbound side. State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland says there are multiple injuries and Lifeflight is assisting. Traffic is reportedly backed up for miles and drivers are advised to detour at […]
Officials say a police officer and a motorist were shot in an armed confrontation and high-speed pursuit in Maine. State Police say several cruisers were struck by bullets during the chase that started in Waterville and ended Sunday afternoon in the town of Canaan. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the shooting started with […]
Testimony is underway in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing his sister’s boyfriend in a late-night confrontation in the family home. Mark Cardilli Jr. waived the right to a jury trial, so a judge will determine his fate. Cardilli said he shot Isahak Muse in self-defense, but an autopsy indicates Muse was […]
