Augusta News

A study says summer drought in New England is unlikely despite a warm winter and little snow that sent far less water than usual tumbling into streams and rivers.

In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Ali Vanderzanden, political director for Equality Maine, hugs a friend before a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine.

In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, Whitney Gifford, of Bucksport, Maine, leads a group of gay marriage supporters carrying signed petitions to the Secretary of State's office in Augusta, Maine.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland will top the list of speakers at next weekend's Democratic State Convention in Augusta, which is expected to draw 1,500 delegates and comes just a little more than a week before the state legislative and congressional primaries.

In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, Whitney Gifford, of Bucksport, Maine, leads a group of gay marriage supporters carrying signed petitions to the Secretary of State's office in Augusta, Maine.

Sen. Nancy Sullivan, D-Biddeford, gestures while debating aspects of the budget in the Senate at the State House in Augusta, Maine, on Thursday, June 16, 2011 PORTLAND, Maine - Two state lawmakers are taking the Maine Department of Education to task for rescinding nearly $1 million in grant money that had been awarded to four districts, a decision ... (more)

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Forest Service Forest Rangers, under the Maine Department of Conservation, this week collaborated with several Houlton area groups to conduct a roadside cleanup effort throughout the Aroostook County town.

The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will "be signed quite soon." TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's official news agency says Iranian scientists have inserted a domestically made fuel rod into the core of a research nuclear reactor in Tehran.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor Paul LePage today signed legislation that replaces the state's 40-year-old agency that has overseen land use and planning in Maine's 10.4 million acres of unorganized territories.

AUGUSTA, Maine &#8212 Bath Iron Works shipbuilders who are represented by the international Machinists union have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract that includes pension enhancements and wage increases.

PORTLAND, Maine I was in Portland all of 10 minutes when its soul rolled by on two wheels: a gentleman pedaling through downtown on one of those ridiculously tall bicycles with an oversize front wheel and tiny back wheel.

AUGUSTA, Maine - May 19th is National Armed Forces Day and all over the country biker groups are marking the occasion with a special commemorative ride.

Maine legislators have turned their attention from lawmaking to campaigning with the close of the legislative session and a third of all seats becoming vacant for November's election.

In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, Whitney Gifford, of Bucksport, Maine, leads a group of gay marriage supporters carrying signed petitions to the Secretary of State's office in Augusta, Maine.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- State police, Augusta police and fire, the State Fire Marshal's office, and ATF are currently searching a home on Gage Street in Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Maine – In the latest publication from the Maine Department of Conservation, loggers are called "bucherons," the Maine Forest Service is "Service de la foret du Maine," and the term "Best Management Practices "-- which describes how loggers can protect water quality at harvest sites – is "Pratiques exemplaires de gestion." ... (more)

Portland, ME and Augusta, ME - Bernstein Shur, a multi-service law firm with offices in Portland and Augusta, announced today that shareholder Linda D. McGill was appointed to the Maine Board of Bar Examiners.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Conservationists, Sportsmen, fishermen and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers gathered in Augusta to show support for a 5 million dollar bond to preserve open space.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine moms and legislators are teaming up to fight against toxins in household products on a national level.

AUGUSTA, Maine - A state budget rewrite that makes up for an $80 million shortfall largely through cuts in social services won initial Senate approval Tuesday as the Republican majority pushed the bill through 19-16. Republicans favored passage of the budget, which they said makes needed, structural changes in the Department of Health and Human ... (more)