For people who support the humane treatment of animals, including those that end up on America’s dinner plates, passage last week of the farm bill would be a gift befitting the season — and a grand bipartisan gesture to close out the year.
The Maine Warden Service has announced its selection of Corporal Mike Joy to replace a sergeant vacancy in Aroostook County, created by the recent promotion of Lt. Dan Menard.
With an impasse over border wall funding threatening to trigger a partial federal government shutdown, it’s a good time to review how that would affect life in Maine if it happens.
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s attempt to keep Democrat Jared Golden from succeeding him Jan. 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
When James Page took the helm of Maine’s university system, student enrollment was declining and the state’s public universities faced sizable, long-term deficits.
Gov.-elect Janet Mills announced Wednesday that she will nominate Judy Camuso as the next commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
In a statement submitted to the Congressional Record, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) recognized Harry Hafford, the outgoing Chairman of the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery (NMVC). Hafford, an Army veteran and Maine native who returned to his home state after a career working for General Motors, was a founding member of the NMVC and has served as the Chairman since 2003.
Police arrested a Mount Chase man on multiple charges Monday following a car accident and confrontations in Houlton the day before.
A federal judge in Texas threw a dagger into the Affordable Care Act on Friday night, ruling that the entire health care law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced Dec. 14 that text-to-911 is now available at all 911 Public Safety Answering Points throughout Maine.
