State

As a sign of respect for Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Eugene Cole, who was killed in the line of duty last week,

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will make four stops across the state in May to provide information to voters regarding the new ranked-choice voting method that will be used in the June 12 Primary Election.

Black bears are emerging from their winter dens, and with natural foods in short supply this time of year, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is receiving calls concerning bears looking for easy meals in backyards around bird feeders, trash cans, chicken coops and grills.

Tuition and room and board at Maine’s public universities could be going up by almost 3 percent next fall.

In a move aimed at protecting more young Mainers from contracting and spreading a deadly bacterial disease, the state will officially mandate a vaccine in the next school year to prevent meningococcal disease.