SCARBOROUGH — Matt Linscott, of Biddeford, was like a kid in a candy store Friday, poring over cartons labeled “War of 1812,” “Vengeful Texan” and “Live Free or Die.”

IN ANSON, Saturday at 9:55 p.m., a fireworks complaint was reported on Main Street.

For the first time in decades, consumer fireworks are legal in Maine and many people have never used the devices before, Acting State Fire Marshal Joe Thomas said in a press release.

PORTLAND — The safest place for teenagers to drink alcohol is at home under the supervision of a parent, some experts say. It’s an option that is perfectly legal under Maine law.

Maine officials recently issued an advisory warning investors to approach “crowdfunding” investment opportunities with caution, but for several local entrepreneurs such alternative funding has been a lifeline.

ABOVE LONESOME LAKE, N.H. — Some New Hampshire ponds and lakes are so remote, the only way anglers can get to them is by hiking for miles through the woods. But the fish? They arrive by helicopter.

CAPE ELIZABETH — A man was killed when his four-seat Stinson airplane crashed Sunday into the water off Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park here.

RANDOLPH — Sally and Mike Sirois thought a gun went off outside their window late one night.

SCARBOROUGH — Matt Linscott, of Biddeford, was like a kid in a candy store Friday, poring over cartons labeled “War of 1812,” “Vengeful Texan” and “Live Free or Die.”