Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
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35-pound hunk of metal that damaged car in Portland may have fallen from plane
The metal rod crumpled the rear hatch of the Volkswagen Jetta parked at the Casco Bay Lines parking lot.
Mainers join in nationwide protests against Trump administration
Hundreds of people in Portland and other cities across the state joined protests that also marked May Day, which commemorates the historic triumphs and trials of the labor movement internationally.
Maine’s state revenues expected to level off, then decline in future years
Revenues are expected to increase slightly in the current year, followed by a slight decrease over the next two years.
Norway-based developer seeks solar project on superfund site in Paris
The former AC Lawrence Leather Tannery on Oxford Street was cleaned up by the EPA in the mid 2000s due to contamination and heavy metals in the soil.
Federal cuts to AmeriCorps jeopardize more than 120 positions in Maine
Volunteer Maine, the commission that administers funding for many of Maine’s AmeriCorps programs, was notified last week that grant funding was being terminated.
Dr. Nirav Shah, former Maine CDC director, to be commencement speaker at UMF graduation
Jonathan Moody, University of Maine at Farmington alumnus and Maine’s 2024 State Superintendent of the Year, will receive an honorary doctorate degree, the school announced.
Maine announces record $8M in state climate resilience grants
More than 150 communities across the state are included in the latest round of state climate resilience grants announced by Gov. Janet Mills in Kennebunkport, which was heavily damaged by back-to-back storms in January 2024.
Farmington man accused of breaking into house while owners away
Security surveillance cameras caught images of a vehicle in a driveway and items being removed from the home on North Chesterville Road, police said.
Maine seeks delayed enforcement of Real ID as deadline approaches
But a spokesman says the TSA plans to enforce the law beginning Wednesday despite the request from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and other Maine officials over concerns about travel disruptions and airport delays.