Maine News

AUGUSTA : A veto of taxes on beer, wine, soda and health insurance passed at the end of the legislative session to fund the state's subsidized insurance plan known as DirigoChoice will appear on the November ...

Every day for the last 20 years, shortly after 5 a.m., Mayor Ed Suslovic has stepped through his front door in an undershirt and boxers to begin a ritual that defines his day.

Robert LaPointe of Medway, Mass., is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 8 in Portland on two manslaughter counts.

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has validated a petition to allow a statewide vote asking Mainers if they want to repeal new taxes on beer, wine and soda.

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee is drafting the bill that would impose a requirement similar to those in place for doctors, teachers and commercial film developers, who are already required to report any ...

Gov. John Baldacci advanced a $12.6 million energy action plan Friday which he said makes a special legislative session to deal with the effects of high fuel prices unnecessary.

The past and present of Maine politics collided in Augusta Friday night. Five of the six living Maine governors got together to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the governor's mansion, the Blaine House.

AUGUSTA : A program that allows Mainers to cut wood on state land for $25 a cord, which in recent years has had three or four dozen participants, is now attracting 10 times that many applicants, who are being ...

Ah, the bald eagle, that most majestic of birds, the soaring symbol of all that is noble, independent, fierce, and far-sighted. There really couldn't be a more awe-inspiring beast.

There's a slim chance that northern and central Maine will decide the Presidential election.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines totaling $150,000 against Maine Contract Farming LLC, the successor company to DeCoster.

More people in Maine are turning to food stamps during a time of economic stresses, including high fuel and food costs.

Gov. John Baldacci, who has indicated there is a possibility of bringing lame-duck lawmakers back to the State House before their terms expire and successors are seated in December, reiterated Tuesday that ...

Demand for firewood is very high, as people prepare for what is expected to be a difficult winter.

There are more than 100,000 boats registered in Maine -- not counting canoes, kayaks and rowboats.

The Utilities and Energy Committee voted 11-to-2 to support the governor's nomination of Jack Cashman to the Public Utilities Commission after listening to two hours of effusive praise where he was called ...

A Boston company that is developing wind turbines capable of operating in deeper waters is eyeing the coast of Maine for a large wind-energy project.

Governor John E. Baldacci today honored more than two-dozen Maine veterans at a State House ceremony.

On a recent scorching-hot summer day, workers at Reed's Firewood used heavy equipment to cut and split logs into firewood until it was too dark to see.

AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci has learned that as many as 31,000 economic stimulus checks designated for Maine have not yet been claimed.