PORTLAND — Energy officials have long wanted to decrease reliance on heating oil in Maine, but efforts to bring other fuel sources into the state have not always been met with open arms. Mainers have resisted past efforts to increase the flow of natural gas through large liquefied natural gas terminals along the coast. But […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Some health care advocates and business leaders say Maine should allow dental therapists to perform some work to improve the oral health of state residents. Proponents said at a forum in Augusta on Wednesday say such a program would provide more access to dental care quickly and efficiently to more Mainers, especially […]

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, who recently announced she would not seek another term, has formally endorsed fellow Republican Scott Brown for re-election in Massachusetts. In a statement released Thursday, Snowe credited Brown for his bipartisan approach. She called Brown “a much-needed breath of fresh air” in a Senate that Snowe said […]

KITTERY — Officials say a $38 million defense contract has been awarded to a Massachusetts company to repair and upgrade the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says the Navy’s awarded a contract to Environmental Chemical Corp., based in Marlborough, Mass., for energy and structural repairs at the submarine repair […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Researchers have pieced together what’s believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a […]

PORTLAND — The third big-name Democrat to consider a Senate run in Maine — former Gov. John Baldacci — expects to take his time before announcing any decision because his current Pentagon job poses an obstacle to a possible candidacy for now. Baldacci, 57, is prohibited from politicking while he wraps up a Pentagon contract […]