AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wants tips on how best to regulate adults’ use of marijuana. The state’s financial and agricultural departments are asking for the public’s thoughts on Maine’s retail marijuana marketplace and the public health, budgetary and enforcement concerns of implementation. Comments are due July 31. Voters in November approved legalizing the recreational use […]
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Woman dies when motorcycle strikes SUV in Union
UNION (AP) — Police in Maine say a 63-year-old woman has died in a motorcycle crash involving an SUV. Authorities say the crash occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in Union. Police say Felicity Davidson, of Rockport, was riding a motorcycle driven by 64-year-old Ronald Moon of Waldoboro on state Route 17 when the motorcycle rear-ended […]
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Most new laws await Maine lawmakers' official last day
AUGUSTA (AP) — A few dozen laws have gone into effect in Maine while more than 200 pieces of legislation have months to go before taking effect. One new law makes it easier for 14-and 15-year-olds to work, while another sets aside $1.6 million to implement the voter-approved legalization of recreational marijuana. Most bills that […]
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Gov. Paul LePage: ‘Narcan will save lives’ despite previously criticizing overdose-reversal drug
Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday declared that an overdose-reversing drug he previously criticized is actually effective at saving lives — but that he still wants drug abusers to pay for it or be sent to rehab. “I believe that Narcan will save lives. However, if you allow it to go 12, 13, 14, 15 times […]
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Lobster season slow; prices holding steady for seafood fans
PORTLAND (AP) — New England’s summer lobster season is off to a slow start, but consumers are paying a little bit less for the critters than they were a year ago. The annual summer boom in lobster catch has yet to arrive, lobster fishermen and distributors said. Lobster catch typically picks up in the warm […]
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Former-speaker Mark Eves launches Maine gubernatorial run
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Democratic Maine House Speaker Mark Eves is set to join the increasingly crowded 2018 governor’s race. The former legislator is expected to announce his campaign during a Thursday evening barbecue at his North Berwick home. He becomes the fifth Democrat to seek the nomination to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who […]
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Two dead in head-on crash on Route 17 in Union
UNION (AP) — Authorities in Maine say two women have died in a head-on crash. Police say 52-year-old Sherry Cloutier, of Augusta, was driving on state Route 17 in Union on Wednesday when she drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed into a car driven by 49-year-old Angela Knight-Boege of Warren. Both motorists were pronounced dead […]
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Amtrak Downeaster reports high ridership for fiscal year
PORTLAND (AP) — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority says the Amtrak Downeaster train’s ridership for fiscal 2017 exceeded last year’s total and this year’s goal. The authority says more than 511,000 people rode the Downeaster in fiscal 2017, which ended on June 30. It says that total exceeded fiscal 2016 ridership and fiscal […]
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Restaurant owner, mail carrier to challenge Poliquin for House seat
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Bar Harbor restaurant owner and Dexter mail carrier say they will run to oust U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin next year. Democrats Tim Rich and Phil Cleaves have filed the paperwork with federal election officials to run to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Rich told Maine Public that Poliquin is wrong on […]
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Paul LePage's bills on career programs, veterans now law
AUGUSTA (AP) — A few bills from Maine’s GOP governor are now law following action from Republicans and Democrats. Gov. Paul LePage worked with lawmakers like Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Lewiston and Republican Sen. Brian Langley on successful bills this year. Now, career and technical education programs can serve sixth to eighth graders. The […]