AUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative committee gave its blessing to a report that sets forth a plan for Sears Island, which has long been the subject of development debate. The Transportation … more

BURNHAM, Maine — No injuries were reported in a collision between a mini-van and a van filled with children on the Troy Road on Friday night. The accident occurred at the intersection of the … more

BELFAST, Maine — The armed man who held 11 Stockton Springs Elementary School fifth-graders hostage and pointed a handgun at a Searsport police officer during separate incidents last month was … more

CAMDEN, Maine — Holiday lights in downtown Camden will wrap around the lamp poles on Elm and Bayview streets this year. In more lucrative times, holiday lights framed store doorways and windows instead. more

BLUE HILL, Maine — Voters will get a chance to increase the size of the town’s Board of Selectmen from three to five members. Although petitioners still have to attend to a few official … more

ROCKLAND, Maine — The demands on operators of food pantries and soup kitchens in the state are increasing, causing concerns that there may not be enough food or that the hungry won’t have the fuel to get to the food. more

Federal officials said Friday that the massive blooms of red tide that closed much of the New England coast to shellfish collecting constituted a commercial fishing failure, a designation that opens the door for federal disaster assistance. more

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government says shellfish closures linked to red tide in waters off Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have caused a commercial fishery failure, a designation that … more

ROCKLAND, Maine — Two longtime newspapers on the midcoast will be combined into one publication serving Knox County. more

YORK — Gov. John Baldacci says the tanking price of lobster underscores how the market is interconnected with the global economy in ways that weren’t understood previously. A combination … more

JEFFERSON, Maine — A local man was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 8, by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and charged with burglary, theft and drug offenses. more

ROCKLAND, Maine — The City Council on Monday approved a special referendum and election date for repeal of a conditional zoning amendment that would allow a Walgreens pharmacy at the intersection of Routes 1 and 17. more

SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — A granite memorial to the town’s first casualty in World War I was restored this summer and rededicated on Veterans Day before a gathering of more than 100 residents. more

HARPSWELL, Maine — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a weekend fire that destroyed a building at the Great Island Boat Yard in Harpswell. There were no reports of injuries and … more

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine — It was just a week after Halloween when vandals struck, burning clumps of toilet paper and knocking over mailboxes and signs. Lt. Mike Miller of the Southwest Harbor … more

CAMDEN, Maine — The spirit of Katharine S. White and E.B. White loomed over the third annual Maine Literary Festival this weekend, as writers focused attention on the festival’s theme of the … more

ROCKLAND, Maine — City councilors have agreed on Dec. 16 as the date for a citywide referendum on a repeal of the zoning map amendment and conditional rezoning of properties. The referendum is … more

MONTVILLE, Maine — The drivers of two trucks were seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicles collided about 3 p.m. on Route 3. According to State Police Trooper Shawn Porter, the investigating officer, George Grotten, 73, of Montville pulled his 1990 GMC pickup truck into the highway in front of a 2005 Freightliner tanker tractor trailer owned by Irving Oil. more

Here is a list of uncontested races in Maine in the Nov. 4 Election. Incumbents are designated as (i). State House - District 1 John Martin, Dem State House - District 2 Charles Theriault … more

PROSPECT, Maine — The state Department of Transportation has agreed to pay the owners of the Sail Inn Restaurant nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to settle a lawsuit over the state’s taking of the property by eminent domain to build the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. more