6 hrs ago | Bangor Daily News
Veterans from five wars to join panel at Portland screening of 'Welcome to Lee, Maine'
When a stranger thanks Sgt. Nathaniel Grace of the Maine Army National Guard for his service, he makes it a point to return the gratitude.
9 hrs ago | Sun Journal
Wind power's grip on Augusta weakening as 'God's Country' presses its case
They came from the townships and plantations of Concord, Lexington, Highland, Carrying Place and Pleasant Ridge.
13 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal
Enhanced early voting? Maine a few votes short
The House of Representatives gave initial approval Monday to a proposed constitutional amendment to allow an enhanced early-voting system in Maine, but the vote tally was just short of the two-thirds needed for final passage.
17 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal
Marine seeks Katahdin memorial for Maine's fallen
Maj. David Cote hopes to honor the 46 Mainers who have died in the war on terror with engraved rocks atop the state's tallest mountain.
17 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal
Skills-gap bill wins unanimous support from Maine House
The Maine House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Monday aimed at Maine's so-called "skills gap," developing Maine's workforce with job-training initiatives.
18 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal
Body of missing Maine girl likely found
Maine law enforcement officials say they've likely found the remains of a 15-year-old Glenburn girl last seen more than a week ago.
18 hrs ago | Kennebec Journal
2 lawsuits filed against Maine Catholic church
Two brothers who served as altar boys in the 1970s are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, claiming diocese officials knew the Rev.
23 hrs ago | WVII
"Meth is a drug that has worked it's way across the country. Now we are seeing them in our state." Says Perry Antone, Director of Public Safety for the City of Brewer.
Yesterday | Herald Gazette
Every Tuesday is - Free Appraisal Day' at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Join us at our gallery every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. for free expert valuations of your fine art, antiques, and collectibles.
Yesterday | Sun Journal
Maine Senate OKs bill that would link hospital debt to Medicaid expansion
For the third time in a week, Democrats in the Legislature prevailed Monday on a vote to link an expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Maine to a plan to repay the state's Medicaid debt to its 39 hospitals.
Yesterday | Sun Journal
LePage wants to eliminate Maine's income tax
In an hourlong briefing to media Monday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said his goal, if re-elected in November, would be to eliminate the state's personal income taxes entirely by the end of his second term.
Free Courses on Employment Law for Employers Added Due to Popular Demand - 5/20/2013
The Maine Department of Labor has added three more sessions of its popular free course that educates employers and the public about regulations governing the workplace.
Older Mainers need Medicaid expansion
Lately, the news has highlighted the opportunity to expand health care coverage in Maine.
What legislators can do about Maine's social worker shortage
Social work is defined as the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal.
Sebasticook to the sea: Alewives' perilous lives crucial to ecosystem, economy
Craig Mott, 36, center, the dock manager at the Friendship Lobster Co-Op, helps unload the day's lobster haul from the Miss Kylie in Friendship Harbor on Wednesday.
Maine Turnpike toll hike pays off
In the first six months since the Maine Turnpike Authority increased tolls at various spots along the 106-mile highway, revenue increased by 16 percent even as the number of cars on the turnpike dropped by 4 percent.
'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine
Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can." A garbage can-size canister was deployed in late April in the ocean waters off southern Maine to collect and transmit data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that show up in the Gulf of Maine each spring.
Federal bill could boost local farmers' sales, even as it trims food-stamps benefits
Congress is preparing to debate major farm and food policy bills that would likely cut funding to programs used by many low-income Mainers but could separately provide a boost to Maine's thriving local foods movement.
Now Playing Onstage in Maine - Week of 5/19/2013
View All Show Listings for Maine Click Here to View BroadwayWorld.com Maine Calendar HAIKU, HIP HOP & HOT DOGS The Public Theatre 5/19-5/22/2013 The Public Theatre : - Click Here for More Information ALL SHOOK UP The Portland Players 5/17-6/2/2013 Click Here for More Information AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS Penobscot Theatre 5/15-6/2/2013 Bangor ... (more)
EMS memorial to go up in Augusta
A new memorial is being erected to honor Maine emergency medical services personnel.