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Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag' proposal after state's deadliest shooting

Maine lawmakers racing toward adjournment are going to consider a so-called “red flag” law allowing family members to petition a judge for temporary removal of guns, thanks to an a 11th-hour bill intr...

  • Maine Feb 27, 2023

    ‘Completely Out of the Ordinary': Missing Maine Women May Have Been Confused About Town Names

    2/26/23 UPDATE: Topsham police announced both women were safely located on Sunday, near Nicatous Lake in East Hancock, Maine. Police are continuing their search for two Maine women who have been missing since Tuesday after they got lost while trying to drive home. According to their families, 51-year-old Kimberly A. Pushard and 50-year-old Angela B...
  • Northern Lights Feb 17, 2023

    We May Get a Chance to Spot the Northern Lights Tonight

    There’s a geomagnetic storm happening tonight and if clouds break up in time, some of New England may be able to see those northern lights produced by it. According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the potential view line starting around 8 p.m. Friday includes Maine, Vermont and most of New Hampshire. The best chance fo...
  • Maine Jan 31, 2023

    Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project to Move Forward

    Maine utility regulators have given final approval to power projects that would provide enough electricity for at least 450,000 New England homes along with construction of a new transmission corridor to get the electricity to the regional power grid. The unanimous vote by the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday comes after Massachusetts e...
  • Maine Jan 8, 2023

    Maine Campers Set Another Attendance Record in 2022

    Maine campers set a record for visits to state park campgrounds last year, furthering a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maine State Park campgrounds recorded more than 319,000 visitor nights last year, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands said Friday in a statement. That was about...
  • Maine Jan 8, 2023

    Man Arrested for Murder in Lincolnville, Maine

    Maine State Police are investigating a death as a homicide after finding an unresponsive man in Lincolnville, Maine on Friday morning. Police responded to a 911 call in the area of 54 Thorndike Road for a report of an unresponsive man. The man was identified as 47-year-old Kevin Curit of Lincolnville, according to police. Authorities investigated i...
  • truck crash Jan 5, 2023

    Boston Driver Severely Injured When 2 Trucks Crash in Kittery, Maine

    A man was seriously injured after two trucks crashed in Kittery, Maine, on Thursday morning, officials said. A box truck that was traveling southbound on the Maine Turnpike rear-ended a fully loaded cement truck near the New Hampshire border, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. The box truck’s driver, Boston resident Manuel De...
  • Maine Jan 4, 2023

    Mexico-to-England Flight Lands in Maine, 2 Passengers Charged

    A pair of passengers who disrupted a flight from Mexico to England have been charged with assault and interfering with the flight crew. An FBI affidavit says the men were among a group of three disruptive passengers who retrieved alcohol from a carry-on bag after being denied service on the Monday flight from Cancun to Manchester. The affidavit als...
  • Maine Jan 2, 2023

    Maine Teen Charged with Attempted Murder After Machete Attack on New Year's Eve

    A teenager accused of attacking police officers with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve has been charged with attempted murder, police said Monday as authorities continue to investigate his motivation for the attack. According to senior officials, Trevor Bickford, a 19-year-old from Wells, Maine, is a “homegrown violent ...
  • Maine Jan 2, 2023

    Maine Teen Accused of Attacking Police Officers in New York City With Machete

    The man accused of attacking three police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in New York City has been identified. Authorities identified the man as 19-year-old Trevor Bickford, of Wells, Maine. Neighbors told News Center Maine that Bickford is one of three children and had worked in a nearby country club as a groundskeeper. It was als...
  • Maine Dec 12, 2022

    Maine Maritime Academy Holds Vigil for 4 Students Killed in Fiery Crash

    Several hundred students, faculty and local residents have turned out for a candlelight vigil for four Maine Maritime Academy students killed in a fiery SUV crash. The event was held Sunday evening on the lawn of Leavitt Hall. Maine Maritime President Jerry Paul said the community “is in a great state of pain.” Four students died and three ot...
  • Maine Dec 12, 2022

    College to Hold Vigil for 4 Students Killed in Fiery Crash

    Maine Maritime Academy was scheduled to hold a vigil for four students killed in a fiery weekend SUV crash. The event was to be held Sunday evening for students, faculty and local residents on the lawn of Leavitt Hall, a day after the deadly crash shook the community. Four students died and three others were hurt when a Range Rover…

  • restaurants Dec 9, 2022

    These New England Restaurants Are Among the Most Beloved Nationwide: OpenTable

    Three of the country’s 100 most beloved restaurants in 2022 are right here in New England, according to a new ranking put out by OpenTable. OpenTable analyzed more than 13 million restaurant reviews from across the U.S. to come up with their annual list. Two of the New England joints that made the cut were in Boston, in the Back…...
  • Maine Dec 1, 2022

    Blue Crabs Now Migrating to Maine From Chesapeake Bay

    Blue crabs are now in Maine.  This means they are no longer exclusive to Chesapeake Bay.  The Gulf of Maine continues to warm at the fastest rate of any body of water in the world in the last five years.  And this could be a reason why the crabs are expanding their migration pattern northward.  In one year scientists...

  • Nov 16, 2022

    Sustainability Group Deals Another Blow to the Maine Lobster Industry

    An international nonprofit organization that sets sustainability standards for commercial fishing management has suspended a certification it awarded Maine’s lobster industry over concerns about harm to whales. Representatives for the London-based Marine Stewardship Council said Wednesday that the suspension of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s c...
  • Maine Oct 28, 2022

    Mills, LePage Differ Sharply on Maine's Economic Health

    Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage had starkly different views of the state’s economy as things got feisty during their fourth debate Thursday evening. LePage went on the attack against the incumbent, suggesting the economy has gone to pot since he left office in 2019 and that Mills’ policies were a big cont...
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