A federal judge Thursday rejected recommendations from a prosecutor and defense attorney and sentenced a former Maine man to five years in federal prison, the maximum term of imprisonment for stalking.
Equality Maine, which supports and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Maine, is holding its second annual Dine OUT for Equality on Aug. 22.
Farmers across the state are looking to the skies in hopes that more rain will help their crops of blueberries, cranberries and potatoes.
The University of Maine System has tapped one of its former trustees to lead the push to create a new center to quickly meet the ever-changing workforce needs and boost economic development.
The Maine Council on Problem Gambling (MCPG) has launched a campaign in collaboration with the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention to educate parents about the risks of problem gambling among youth.
More than 200 firefighters from across Canada and the northeastern United States have been sent to Quebec this month to help fight multiple forest fires fueled by lightning strikes and dry weather.
A bill from Senate Democratic Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash, which will lower the cost of prescription medicine for Maine seniors and families by making affordable generic drugs more available, became law without the governor’s signature on July 5, 2018.
Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton, earned a perfect attendance and voting record during the recently concluded legislative session.
A bill by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to lower the cost of prescription medicine for Maine seniors and families was enacted without the governor’s signature on Thursday.
A proposal by the Presque Isle police chief, urging cops to field test potentially lethal drugs with a chemical pouch, has stirred debated inside the department, after two high-ranking officers cited safety concerns over the widely discouraged practice.
