AUGUSTA — A bill to ease pay restrictions on retired teachers who return to work will have slim chances for passage when it goes to the Legislature next month.

Gov. Paul LePage this week directly linked his contentious proposal to address an estimated $89 million budget gap at the Department of Health and Human Services with his willingness to send a bond package to voters.

FARMINGTON –The University of Maine at Farmington’s new president plans to make finding ways to address the financial challenges of the college’s students a top priority.

AUGUSTA — A mistrial was declared today in the trial of five defendants charged with criminal trespass for allegedly failing to follow police orders to leave the Blaine House grounds during a protest last November.

GARDINER — This is the last week the city will offer Earth Machine Backyard Compost bins to residents at a reduced price.