PORTLAND (AP) — The Winter Solstice will mark a vigil in Portland to remember the homeless people who have died. Friday’s solstice brings the shortest day and longest night of the year. The homeless observance begins at 4 p.m. with a candlelight procession to Monument Square joined by people who are homeless, have been homeless, […]

AUGUSTA — A state environmental board Thursday started weighing whether manufacturers would have access to affordable packaging alternatives if Maine extended its ban on the chemical bisphenol A to packaging used for infant formula and baby and toddler foods. The state Board of Environmental Protection’s first, in-depth public deliberations on extending the ban on the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A coffee crisis on the Portland peninsula has ended. A boil-water order that went into effect Wednesday because of a water main break meant there was no coffee at coffee shops Thursday morning. But the crisis came to and when the order was lifted about 9 a.m. Thursday after water district officials […]

PHIPPSBURGH (AP) — A 63-year-old Maine man is facing charges after allegedly leading police on a low-speed chase and ramming a police cruiser while driving without any clothes on. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department says Cary Furrow of Knox refused to stop for police Tuesday afternoon for driving erratically in Phippsburg. Chief Deputy Brett Strout […]

PORTLAND (AP) — There’s a coffee crisis on the Portland peninsula: A boil-water order that’s in effect because of a water main break means there’s no coffee. The water main break Wednesday on Somerset Street, near Whole Foods, flooded the road with water that reached a depth that topped headlights of parked cars. Two elementary […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A feasibility study suggests that a pair of one-way streets in Portland could be safely converted to two-way streets. Residents have suggested that making State and High Streets two-way would force drivers to slow down, making it safer for pedestrians. The Portland Press Herald said the study by engineer Tom Errico of […]

DAYTON (AP) — Authorities in Maine are investigating the death of a man who fell about 80 feet from a lift in Dayton. Shawn Hutchins was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday night at Dayton Sand and Gravel. Major William King of the York County Sheriff’s office said in a statement that Hutchins, a […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine small business owners are speaking out about the ongoing negotiations in Washington over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Members of the Maine Small Business Coalition are holding a media conference call Thursday to advocate for higher taxes on incomes above $250,000 and protection of Social Security and Medicare programs that the coalition […]

MONHEGAN ISLAND (AP) — Monhegan Island is getting a $420,000 federal grant to upgrade its power system. The Department of Agriculture grant will fund a 13-kilowatt solar power system, a new 40-kilowatt generator and a new switching system that will allow the Monhegan Plantation Power District to switch between different power sources and incorporate renewable […]