On Sunday night, hockey players, coaches and other supporters in Brewer and beyond left their hockey sticks and pucks out on their porches, some with the initials JP etched into them. Read More
Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital failed to safeguard some medical records and properly sanitize dishes, and its fire suppression system didn’t have access to enough water, a recent inspection revealed. Read More
The demolition of three of its buildings is slated for December. Read More
Around 2 a.m., in the waning hours of the final day of the legislative session, a group of lawmakers sat with the governor in her office in Augusta and looked over a bill, LD 1529, one more time. It had already passed the Maine House and Maine Senate, but Gov. Janet Mills had some concerns. Read More
Vikki Choate told me that when she hit 50, something magical happened — things that used to bother her didn’t anymore. In this episode of Conversations About Aging, we talked about her view on life and how she is preparing for the future. Hint: it doesn't include retirement. Read More
Rand O’Leary will assume his new role at the Bangor hospital on Dec. 9. Read More
Searchers combed the woods in Orland for about six hours on Monday looking for a woman who was last seen walking from her burning home in Bucksport a week ago. Read More
University of Southern Maine students often entertain one another with social media posts lampooning the experience of eating at the campus cafeteria in Gorham. Read More
Hours after the July 11, 2018, fight between Philip Clark and the priest, the Rev. Anthony Cipolle, Clark allegedly killed his sister-in-law, Renee Henneberry Clark. Read More
An Easton man found guilty in June of murdering his stepfather was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Monday during a short hearing in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou. Read More
The Coast Guard has made contact with a boat it was searching for off Mount Desert Island and has determined that it and the three people on board are fine and do not need help. Read More
A winter weather advisory has been issued for much of the eastern part of the state, which could affect evening commutes. Read More
On Monday morning, a truck with a 45-foot white spruce tree on its trailer was parked outside George Weatherbee Elementary School in Hampden. Read More
North Carolina's Josh Stein is emblematic of a new kind of state attorney general — more aggressive, often bipartisan — rising to prominence nationwide. Read More
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce on Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. Read More
Authorities offered no immediate word on a motive nor any indication that the victims knew their attackers. Read More
Christine Blasey Ford made her remarks while accepting the Roger Baldwin Courage award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Read More
Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was in the parking lot outside the store in Duncan, Oklahoma, police said. Read More
The board of trustees voted in favor of a resolution to change the school's name to the University of Maine at Portland. Read More
The Coast Guard has searched 2,700 square nautical miles for the missing boaters but has found no trace of them. Read More
The remains of 82-year-old Mae Shelton of Otisfield were recovered from the Harrison Road home on Sept. 17. Read More
The Front Street building is the future home of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. Read More
The House’s top lawyer also told the Supreme Court that the House opposes any lengthy delay in obtaining the records. Read More
Ginsburg has been treated for cancer twice in the past year, including receiving radiation for a tumor on her pancreas over the summer. Read More
People from North Carolina to Texas’ Gulf Coast agree that their areas have been hard hit by extreme storms and hurricanes in recent years. But they disagree with one another on whether climate change is a major factor. Read More
On the question of marijuana, former vice president Joe Biden might seem out of step with the crowd. Read More
