AUGUSTA — Copper piping has been popular burglar fodder for a number of years, but a Gage Street property owner got a big surprise recently when she discovered someone had made off with her home’s pipes and all the heating equipment to which it had been attached.

PORTLAND — Heavy trucks are being temporarily banned from thousands of miles of secondary roads across northern New England with the early arrival of spring.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says his proposal to eliminate taxes on pension income in the proposed supplemental budget is just another step toward his long-term goal of eliminating the state personal income tax by the time he leaves office.

Maine has earned an “F” from a national organization’s first-in-the-nation assessment of accountability and transparency across the 50 states.

FARMINGTON — Two chamber of commerce groups in central Maine are scrambling to redefine their services amid fears they soon may have to close because of dwindling membership in recent years.

IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 5:38 p.m., theft was reported on West Street.