Central Maine 14-year olds advance to regional finals

Central Maine will face Connecticut for the New England championship on Thursday.

‘Fifty Shades’ paper made in Maine

Demand for series has been so great that the publisher has had to seek extra supplies of paper, including a mill in Maine.

SNAPSHOT: Milfoil foiled

Buffy DeMatteis collects a piece Eurasian water-milfoil Tuesday from Purgatory Stream in Litchfield. Members of the Tacoma Lake Improvement Society and Friends of The Cobbossee Watershed collaborated to harvest the invasive plant that clogs waterways.

SNAPSHOT: Hay staying dry

Alden Longfellow, 86, rakes a hay field Tuesday at his family’s Farmingdale farm. The third of six generations to work the fields, Longfellow said that the hay is “drying like crazy.”

Portland urges acceptance of public breast-feeding

The 'Whenever Wherever' campaign seeks to end harassment of moms who make the healthy choice.

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Belgrade man gets 9 years in prison for drug scheme

A Belgrade man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in trafficking prescription drugs from Florida into Maine, a scheme he continued with his wife even from behind jail bars.

Medicare fraud busters unveil command center

Medicare fraud is estimated to cost more than $60 billion annually, and for years the government has been losing a game of "pay and chase," trying to recoup losses after scam artists have already cashed in.