State

7 years ago

Dunlap posts notice on ranked-choice voting

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has posted notice of the emergency rule-making for ranked-choice voting, as the state prepares to use the ranked-choice method of voting for the first time in the June 12, 2018 Primary Election.

7 years ago

Maine won’t extend its ice fishing season this year

In spite of spring conditions that have left many of the state’s lakes and ponds with thick coverings of ice, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has decided it won’t extend ice fishing season on northern lakes and ponds beyond the end of March.

7 years ago

SACS students chosen for MLTI screensaver program

Three students from Southern Aroostook Community School were among those chosen to have their photos included in the 2018-19 Maine Learning Technology Initiative screensaver program.

7 years ago

Bangor, northern Maine counties saw population bump in 2017

All but four counties in Maine showed a population rise in 2017 over the previous year, with more people moving in contributing to most of the increases, according to local estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

7 years ago

LePage responds to record-breaking employment data

Governor Paul R. LePage released a press statement March 23 about the 2.9 percent unemployment rate for February, which is down from 3.3 percent a year ago and 8.1 percent when he took office in 2011.