PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine has the lowest gas prices in northern New England, though Vermont saw the biggest drop in prices over the last week. The latest surveys from GasBuddy show prices in Maine fell less than one cent per gallon to an average of $2.23 per gallon. In New Hampshire, the prices dropped […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats with newfound control over Maine’s Legislature have proposed bills to expand access to health care, eliminate restrictions on solar projects, forgive student debt and promote firearms safety. Meanwhile, other bills — proposed by Democrats, Republicans and independents — would tackle the opioid crisis, the roll-out marijuana sales and the future […]
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is making a new attempt to address problems with the boundaries of Acadia National Park that complicate the harvest of clams and worms. The four members of the delegation say they’ve introduced legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives to protect the rights of clammers and […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker who says she was upset by the contents of a Haruki Murakami novel being read by her teenage son is now trying to ban “obscene” books from the state’s public schools. New Gloucester Rep. Amy Arata, a Republican elected in 2018, has introduced a bill that would revise […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine officials will host a hearing about an appeal of a contract to serve as the state’s cannabis consultant. The state Department of Administrative and Financial Services announced in December it had selected BOTEC Analysis of Los Angeles to help write the rules for legalized recreational marijuana. Another bidder, Freedman & […]
A Democrat’s bill would create a new health care system for Maine residents. The Legislature referred Sen. Geoff Gratwick’s bill Wednesday to its Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services committee. Gratwick served on a task force last year tasked with creating plans to provide health coverage for all Maine residents. The committee released a report […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Four lawmakers in Maine are floating bills that would seal or expunge the records of people with past marijuana convictions. The move comes as Maine continues its transition into a legal marijuana state. Voters approved legal recreational marijuana at the polls in 2016, though the implementation of rules and regulations to […]
OLD TOWN, Maine (AP) — A Maine police officer involved in a shooting that left a New Hampshire man dead has returned to work while the public still waits to hear details of the shooting. Officials say Old Town Police Officer Joseph Decoteau was involved in the Nov. 29 shooting that left 37-year-old Adrian Bunker […]
HANCOCK, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say a man walking on a road in Hancock was struck and killed. Authorities say the man was wearing dark clothing and was struck by a truck late Wednesday afternoon. Officials say he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are not identifying the victim until his family […]
WATERBORO, Maine (AP) — Police have charged a box truck driver for his role in a crash in Maine that left a 10-month old seriously injured. The crash happened Thursday morning on Route 202 in Waterboro when an SUV was hit from behind by the box truck while attempting to make a left turn. Witnesses […]
