AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously voted to lease the old Cony High School flatiron building for the next 50 years to a developer who plans to turn it into affordable senior citizen housing.

AUGUSTA — A bill to shield personal information on Maine concealed-weapons permits from public view was tabled on a party-line vote in a legislative committee Thursday, prompting Republicans to accuse Democratic leaders of stalling.

AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s House Democratic leader is proposing a bill that he says will create “tax fairness” between Maine’s high earners and everyone else, a proposal that aligns with a national effort among Democrats to fill budget gaps by raising taxes on the wealthy.

PITTSTON — Selectman Tim Marks resigned Thursday, making good on an earlier indication that he would step down in response to community outrage about the Board of Selectmen’s recent decision to fire longtime Town Clerk Ann Chadwick.

They’re charged with causing the fire to collect insurance, but it’s not clear what sparked the investigation five years after the incident.