The Maine Forest Service said the wildfire risk is high across the southern half of the state and moderate across the northern counties.
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Judge denies Laurel Libby’s request to immediately restore her right to vote in Maine House
The Auburn lawmaker, who was censured in February for a social media post about a transgender student, said she was disappointed with the decision but ‘the fight is far from over.’
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gulf of Maine scallop fishery set to reopen Monday
Regulators had shut down the fishery this month after scallopers hit a temporary limit that goes into effect when federal regulators do not pass annual rules in time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Fishing industry cheers Trump’s order to peel back regulations; conservation groups fear overfishing
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden sees ‘progress’ in the action that the president says will improve the U.S. commercial fishery by opening up harvesting in previously protected areas.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine Tesla owners remain mixed on Elon Musk’s brand
The once-revered electric vehicles have endured vandalism, public scorn and a wave of trade-ins by some drivers no longer comfortable with what the brand represents.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Hannaford began review of dairy sourcing days before human rights complaint
The complaint by Migrant Justice, a Vermont-based farmers’ rights group, alleges substandard working conditions on some farms that supply the supermarket chain’s milk.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Two arrested during drug raid in South Paris
Because the occupants of the home were considered dangerous, police said, the Maine State Police Tactical Team assisted as the home was entered and the suspects arrested.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
With the power of prayer, local Catholic Paul Baribault starts a healing ministry
As Easter approaches, Baribault talks about the divine experiences that inspired him to create a healing ministry at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Auburn pair arrested on charges of drug trafficking, possessing methamphetamine
Jeffrey Bartos and Miranda Loggans were charged with aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession just over a year after being charged with animal cruelty when 60 cats were removed from their Seventh Street home.