Fishermen have been hauling fewer lobsters the past few weeks after several months of going gangbusters. The lull in the harvest is coming about a month earlier than usual. But that’s not too surprising given that the lobster catch started coming on strong a month earlier than normal, said Carl Wilson, lobster biologist for the […]

BIDDEFORD — A York County pastor who works with homeless children is facing child pornography charges, according to police. James Napier, 60, was picked up by police at his Alfred home by members of the State Police Computer Crimes Unit, according to a news release from Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. Napier, the pastor associated […]

PORTSMLOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The steel that will be used to rebuild a bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine is expected to arrive in October. The main contractor for the Memorial Bridge says the structural steel is being fabricated in Claremont. A new concrete bridge deck also is planned for this fall. Crews have run […]

SKOWHEGAN — Gifford’s Ice Cream’s efforts to become more efficient has increased production thanks to new technology. Gifford’s was awarded $33,821 by Efficiency Maine’s Business Program. The incentive was about 20 percent of a $172,875 project to upgrade Gifford’s production and cooling equipment. “It allowed us to buy better equipment and make ice cream faster […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage will lead Maine business professionals, academic recruiters and government representatives on a weeklong trade mission to China beginning this weekend, the administration said Tuesday. The group leaves Saturday for a trip that will include stops in Hong Kong and Shanghai. It will be LePage’s first overseas mission as governor, […]

GREENBUSH (AP) — Police have arrested one man and are searching for a second in connection with a violent home invasion in Greenbush that landed a woman in the hospital. Police say two men broke into the woman’s home at about 1 a.m. Monday where she was asleep with her children ages 5 and 3. […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The summer may be over now that Labor Day has come and gone, but that does not mean the end of the tourist season in Maine. The summer season remains crucial for the state’s $7.7 billion-per-year tourism industry, but the leaf-peeping season has become the biggest money maker for hotels and restaurants. […]

GARDINER (AP) — Maine securities regulators say the crime of financial abuse of seniors is escalating in Maine and throughout the country. Hoping to address the problem, Maine’s Office of Securities and a coalition of government and non-profit agencies will hold a series of free educational sessions for the public, including seniors, caregivers and service […]