An interstate board that regulates coastal fisheries wants to know how the population is faring.
January 2019
Maranacook residents approve $5.8M bond for school improvements
All Region School Unit 38 schools will undergo building upgrades.
Washington tree-cutting accident kills one
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed as Shannon Condon, 47, of Washington.
Police charge Rumford man accused of scamming would-be guests at Hotel Harris
Complaints have been filed about James Adinolfi’s operation in the historic building, but he says he’s ‘getting bullied and harassed.’
Verso paper machine employees evacuate Jay mill after chemical released
The gas was detected by sensors in the mill. Evacuating the employees and sending the contractors to the hospital were both precautionary measures.
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Maine medical marijuana grower
Tony Locklear is one of 3 people charged in a home invasion in Millinocket.
Bill in Massachusetts Senate seeks to expand lobster processing
It calls for ending the Bay State’s ban on possessing uncooked or frozen lobster parts, a law originally intended to prevent harvesters from illegally ripping the tails off undersized lobsters.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife divorcing after 25 years
A note posted on Bezos’ Twitter account Wednesday said he and his wife will remain “cherished friends.”
Camden charter boat captain acquitted in unusual manslaughter case
The federal judge, acting on a defense motion that the seaman’s manslaughter statute didn’t apply, ends the trial of Rick Smith, 66, before it gets to a jury.
Maine police officer involved in fatal shooting returns to work
Details about the shooting of Adrian Bunker, of New Hampshire, still have not been released.