PORTLAND (AP) — A paraplegic skipper is being credited with actions that helped save the lives of all but one friend on his pleasure fishing boat as it took on water in rough seas off Maine.

AUGUSTA — School officials hope to pick up additional instructional time by having all elementary school students end their school day, and start their bus rides home, at the same time.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced a series of job creation workshops in October and November he said will be working sessions designed for business leaders to share ideas regarding job creation.

AUGUSTA — Fewer Maine schools are clearing the ever-rising bar set by No Child Left Behind.

AUGUSTA — Supporters of same-day voter registration are touting a report by a think tank that analyzed the potential effect of new laws passed by more than a dozen states — including Maine — to change how and when voters can register and vote.

NEWPORT — A Newport man is facing drug charges after a police lieutenant said he was driving by the man’s house recently and saw marijuana plants growing in the backyard.

VASSALBORO — To pay or not to pay for employees’ lunch breaks?