The incident began after the man was accused of assaulting a woman in Orono.

The Catholic Church opposed passage of the Affordable Care Act because it allows use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions.

The reaction from Maine’s congressional delegation members to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the new Affordable Care Act largely mirrored their earlier stances on the law — and, by extension, their party affiliation.

WATERVILLE — Emergency officials responded quickly Thursday to a reported bomb threat at Kennebec Behavioral Health, only to learn moments later that it was a drill.

AUGUSTA — Middle school students are going to have to get out of bed about an hour earlier next school year.