AUGUSTA (AP) — Authorities say a state worker who died after his state-owned vehicle crashed into a utility pole in Augusta apparently suffered some sort of medical emergency before impact. Police say 64-year-old John Pearl died at a city hospital shortly after the crash at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. The state medical examiner is expected […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine House and Senate Republican leaders have named their state party leader and a mix of lawmakers to the legislative apportionment commission, which will meet throughout the winter and spring to redraw the state’s House and Senate district lines. The GOP appointees are Sens. Andre Cushing III of Hampden and Garrett Mason […]

BANGOR (AP) — They’ll soon be rolling the dice at the Hollywood Casino in Bangor. The casino is adding craps to its offering of gambling options beginning Friday. The casino has had slot machines since it opened as Maine’s first casino in 2005, and added blackjack, poker and roulette earlier this year. General Manager John […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A report by an environmental group calls the proposed east-west highway across Maine one of the worst transportation projects in the United States. The Sierra Club report released Tuesday, which examines 50 of the country’s best and worst transportation projects, says the privately run, four-lane toll highway cutting through the Maine […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine energy officials say the average cash price for No. 2 heating oil in the state is $3.64 per gallon, down 3 cents from last week’s price survey. The Governor’s Energy Office says several factors may be driving the drop in consumer prices. Citing reports in Bloomberg News, state officials say weak […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A new shelter for homeless teenagers is scheduled to open in Portland next month. The $3 million, 24-bed Preble Street Resource Center’s Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter replaces the cramped, outdated and musty smelling Lighthouse Teen Shelter that had just 16 uncomfortable and pest-plagued beds. Chris Bicknell, Preble Street’s teen services coordinator, said […]

KITTERY (AP) — Kittery’s police chief and town manager have both resigned, citing town politics. Police Chief Paul Callaghan and Town Manager Robert Markel both resigned on Monday night. Callaghan’s resignation comes after less than a year on the job. In his letter of resignation, he cites a vote of no confidence in him taken […]