AUGUSTA — Parents have more of a say before a child gets wisdom teeth removed than when a child seeks an abortion, lawmakers were told Tuesday at a packed hearing on bills that would add new restrictions on abortion in Maine. But the Judiciary Committee also heard that Maine’s current policies work well and that […]

BANGOR — Sentencing is pending for a Maine man convicted of falsely stating his income in order to receive subsidized health insurance. The Bangor Daily News says a federal jury found 47-year-old Rodney Russell of South Thomaston guilty on four counts of lying about his cash income in 2008 and 2009 so he could receive […]

AUGUSTA — A bill to allow the sale of fireworks in Maine is still alive in the Legislature. Members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 8-5 Monday on a bill that would allow people 21 and older to buy fireworks from authorized stand-alone fireworks stores in Maine. The bill now heads to […]

PORTLAND — Maine’s Roman Catholic bishop is speaking out against inflammatory graffiti that was painted on Portland’s largest mosque following the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Bishop Richard Malone said Tuesday he condemns the anti-Islam graffiti that was painted on the Maine Muslim Community Center on Monday morning. The slogans included “Osama today, […]

SMITHFIELD — Maine game wardens say a missing 87-year-old Smithfield man has been found dead near his home. Phillip Golding of East Pond Road was last seen by a neighbor at about 8:30 a.m. Monday. Wardens found his body around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday after a Forest Service helicopter spotted something from the air. Golding did […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An airline agent who received an icy stare from the ringleader of the 9/11 terrorist attacks while checking him in at Portland’s airport the morning of the attacks says he’s feeling “great joy” upon hearing of the death of Osama bin Laden. Michael Tuohey checked in Mohamed Atta and accomplice Abdulaziz […]