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 […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Jury selection is getting underway in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff’s deputy before eluding law enforcement officers for several days. The selection of a jury in the trial of John Williams began Monday. It’s scheduled for the entire week in Cumberland County Superior Court. The […]
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — Police in central Maine say a person died as a result of a head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer and a car. Skowhegan police chief David Bucknam says the fatal crash took place about three miles from downtown Skowhegan. The crash was reported at about 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The Morning Sentinel […]
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The National Park Service says numerous improvements are taking place at Acadia National Park in Maine over the coming months. The service says work has begun at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center and work is slated to begin on the Frazer Point Pier early in July. Hiking trails are also […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers could finish budget talks soon. The Democratic House chair of the Legislature’s Appropriations committee says its work could finish by week’s end. Lawmakers hope to avoid contentious budget negotiations of past years. Lawmakers will need two-thirds approval in both Democratic-led chambers to pass the budget. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The public is weighing in on a push to replace Maine’s two largest electric companies with a single, consumer-owned utility. Democratic Rep. Seth Berry’s bill calls for the state to buy the two largest electric companies. Berry says low-interest revenue bonds would finance the effort. Sanford business owner John Costin said […]
