Some argue the flats could go barren again. Others say the man's fellow quahoggers are just jealous of his success. Read More
A school bus stopped in a line of traffic was rear-ended Thursday afternoon by a Nissan, sending the drivers of both vehicles to the hospital with minor injuries. Read More
Elementary schools throughout the state will spend the 2018-19 academic year implementing a new policy to improve their ability to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. Read More
They typically live between South Carolina and Cape Cod, but scientists believe that rapidly warming ocean temperatures — particularly in the Gulf of Maine — may be drawing other species north Read More
Prosecutors allege Amy McLellan stole $274,000 from the couple, but a civil case, since settled, alleged the actual amount was more than $588,000. Read More
The crash remains under investigation, but police said alcohol appears to have been a factor. Read More
An Augusta man faces charges including vehicular manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence in connection with a June crash in Dresden that killed an elderly Connecticut woman. Patrick Shorey, 25, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning by video from Two Bridges Regional… Read More
Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter, which merged in 2016, have officially become Midcoast Humane, the organization announced Thursday. Read More
The founder of an Edgecomb school who in 2015 won a $1 million Global Teacher Prize will be sentenced Nov. 5 on seven counts of misdemeanor theft. Read More
Brunswick Animal Control Officer Heidi Nelson resigned near the end of August after 13 years on the job. Read More
Route 1 at the Wiscasset end of the Donald Davies Bridge will be closed during the day on Sept. 24 to allow upgrades to the railroad crossing. Read More
The former controller of a family-owned metal fabrication company in Topsham pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he embezzled more than $20,000 from DownEaster Manufacturing. Read More
A paramedic with the Bath Fire Department was arrested for operating under the influence Thursday night after responding to the scene of a possible drowning while working a second job as a paramedic for Mid Coast Hospital. Read More
Police continue to search for the suspect, a bearded, white man in his late 20s or early 30s. Read More
Karen Manning, 51,was charged with Class A aggravated trafficking in heroin and Class B unlawful trafficking in crack cocaine, according to police. Read More
Route 9 was shut down near the fire, which was reported just before noon, according to a dispatcher. Read More
Scott A. Bubar, 41, of Brunswick is charged with Class A felony aggravated attempted murder and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. Read More
A Scarborough woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars from health care providers in southern Maine, and for using the social security number of another person to apply for health insurance. Read More
Longtime Maine State House reporter A.J. Higgins retired Friday after a 46-year career that included stints at most of Maine’s daily newspapers and ended with 11 years at Maine Public Radio. Read More
Bath Iron Works, the city of Bath and the Maine Department of Transportation have undertaken a traffic study of the city’s south end neighborhoods in an effort to address the need for additional parking and “conflicts” between cars and pedestrians. Read More
