OLD TOWN, Maine (AP) — A shuttered Maine paper mill may reopen next year under new ownership. ND Paper LLC, which also owns a paper mill in Rumford, said Wednesday it has an agreement to purchase the Old Town property from OTM Holdings LLC. ND Paper will pay an undisclosed amount and promises it will […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A regulatory board says New England’s shrimp population remains depleted years after the fishery for the species was shut down. Fishermen in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts used to harvest Northern shrimp in the winter, but regulators shut the fishery down in 2013 amid concerns about low population and warming waters. […]
WAYNE, Maine (AP) — Maine authorities say a man who meant to shoot a turkey accidentally hit a passer-by in the chest. The incident happened Monday morning in Wayne. Maine Game Wardens say a man who was turkey hunting with his grandson fired a 12-guage shotgun at one of the birds, not knowing that a […]
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a report of an attempted abduction actually involved a 77-year-old woman asking for directions. Bangor Police Lt. Tim Cotton says a bystander called police during the weekend to report seeing a white van approach someone holding a child. A Facebook post written by the bystander was shared […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A workers’ compensation insurer in Maine says more than 17,000 employers in the state will receive a record of $22 million in dividends this November.The dividends are from The MEMIC Group, which says it’s the largest dividend in its 25-year history. The group’s board of directors authorized the dividend in late […]
NORTH YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Search teams in Maine say they’ve found no signs to the whereabouts of a 47-year-old elementary school teacher who disappeared from her home. Kristin Westra was last seen at her North Yarmouth home when she went to bed around 8 p.m. Sunday. The Portland Press Herald reports she was gone […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Opponents of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are keeping up the pressure on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote. A group of about 30 demonstrators showed up at her Portland office on Monday to send messages urging her to vote no. Collins has not said how she would vote […]
