PORTLAND (AP) — Poor and elderly Americans who rely on aid from the federal government to heat their homes stand to get less help this year if Congress and the White House fail to figure out a way to avoid the combination of tax increases and automatic spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff. If […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Peace Corps officials say Vermont is continuing with its ranking as the top state for the per capita production of Peace Corps volunteers. Officials announced the rankings Wednesday. Only the District of Columbia has a higher ranking in the production of volunteers. The same rankings found that New Hampshire ranked fourth […]

BANGOR (AP) — Police in the Maine city of Bangor are warning people to be careful handling injured animals after a woman tried to rescue a cat that she had hit with her vehicle that turned out to be a bobcat. Police say the female driver believed the cat was seriously injured or dead and […]

ELLSWORTH — A state entity that oversees the conduct of licensed attorneys in Maine has determined that a Hancock County prosecutor violated seven bar rules and should be suspended. The Dec. 5 report by the grievance commission Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar does not recommend a specific length of time for suspending Mary […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine congresswoman Chellie Pingree is asking the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to treat sexual disorders in women veterans the same as it does for men. The Democrat says in a letter to the undersecretary of benefits at the VA that victims of sexual assault often suffer from female sexual arousal disorder, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s only Chuck E. Cheese location is closing. The parent of company of the children’s entertainment center and pizza parlor, CEC Entertainment Inc., says the South Portland location’s lease has expired and a new one could not be negotiated. The Philbrook Avenue location is closing on Sunday. The company says it […]

’s family has withdrawn its proposal to build a 70,000-acre national park adjacent to Baxter State Park, her son Lucas St. Clair said Tuesday. The family would still like to see a national park in northern Maine, but has withdrawn its proposal submitted to the National Park Service and is pursuing other options, St. Clair […]

According to final campaign finance reports filed last week with the Federal Election Commission, independent Sen.-elect Angus King raised a total of $2.8 million in his bid for the seat being vacated by Sen. Olympia Snowe. Maine Today Media reported Republican Charlie Summers raised about $1.1 million over the course of the campaign. Democrat Cynthia […]