AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has named a deputy insurance regulator as Maine’s acting insurance superintendent. Eric Cioppa replaces superintendent Mila Kofman, who recently resigned. Cioppa now serves as deputy superintendent of the Bureau of Insurance, which ensures insurance companies are financially solvent and are able to pay claims. Cioppa joined the Bureau of Insurance […]

PORTLAND — A man from Kennebunk is going to prison for seven years for possessing child pornography. Norman Robinson was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. According to court documents, the 47-year-old Robinson ordered two videos of child pornography from an undercover agent posing as a pornography supplier with whom Robinson had dealt […]

AUGUSTA — Final House approval is pending for a bill to provide greater financial oversight of the Maine Turnpike Authority. The bill is in the House following Tuesday’s unanimous approval by the Senate. The turnpike authority came under scrutiny earlier this year after an audit report disclosed excessive and unexplained spending by turnpike officials. A […]

BRUNSWICK — It didn’t take long for the old Brunswick Naval Air Station sign to come down and a new Brunswick Landing sign to go up at the main entrance to the former base in Brunswick. The air station held a closing ceremony Tuesday marking the end of its 68-year history and leaving its future […]

BRUNSWICK — Its aircraft long gone, its sailors shipped out and most of its buildings vacant, Brunswick Naval Air Station lowered its flag a final time Tuesday as the Navy ended a presence dating back 68 years, paving the way for private sector to write a new chapter on the 3,200-acre property. Capt. William Fitzgerald, […]

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill to ease Maine’s child labor restrictions so teenagers can work longer hours. The bill signed Tuesday by the governor will allow students to work as many as 24 hours rather than the 20 per week under current law. It also increases from four to […]

WOODLAND — Officials say a Maine State Police trooper received minor injuries when he hit a moose with his cruiser while responding to a call to assist another trooper. Police say the moose stepped in front of a cruiser driven by Trooper Chuck Michaud at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Route 228 in Woodland. Michaud […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would provide parents income tax credits for a portion of the tuition paid to private or religious schools. By a 75-67 vote Tuesday, representatives gave initial approval to a bill that provides a tax credit of up to $1,000. Supporters say nine […]