Augusta Wednesday At 4:44 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Shaw’s Supermarket on Western Avenue. 8:06 p.m., a Cross Hill Road caller reported an incident of terrorizing. At 8:42 p.m., a 46-year-old Windsor man was summoned following a report of shoplifting at Damon’s Beverage Barn on Bangor Street. He was charged with theft by unauthorized taking […]

Portland saw a sharp spike in car thefts in 2011. The culprit? Complacency.

The top executive with Kestrel Aircraft said he’s not trying to pit Maine against Wisconsin, but he will locate the company’s aircraft manufacturing plant in whichever state is first to put a viable financing package in front of him.

AUGUSTA (AP) — A year after Gov. Paul LePage stirred outrage by saying critics of his decision to skip NAACP-sponsored Martin Luther King Day Jr. events could “kiss my butt,” he is politely declining invitations to annual breakfasts honoring the civil rights leader in Orono and Portland so he can attend one in his hometown of Waterville, his office said Thursday.

GARDINER — City councilors have signaled initial support of a tax break for a proposed $85 million natural gas pipeline project, but they stipulated that Kennebec Valley Gas Co. must build a distribution line to the city’s business park.