Police say Russell Parmenter set off mortar-style fireworks around 1:30 a.m. from his boat tied up at the Maine Wharf.
Maine Senate asks for court opinion on ranked-choice voting
Lawmakers vote to send the new voter-approved law to the state’s high court for a legal opinion.
Idexx posts double-digit boost in revenue, profits
Shares of the company immediately rose by 6 percent on news of the strong earnings.
Portland International Jetport set record for total passengers in 2016
The record comes as numbers decline at other regional airports in New England.
Vision for bioenergy parks offers lifeline to Maine’s forest products industry
A development group that has restarted two power plants hopes to transform Maine’s old paper mill and biomass assets into a new wood-based economy.
Bioproduct successes in Europe hold lessons for Maine’s efforts
Aided by government funding, a former pulp and paper mill in Norway was turned into a biorefinery that makes several wood-based products.
As more ‘nips’ bottles litter Maine landscape, group calls for 15-cent deposit
Proponents say the incentive would cut down on throwaways, but critics warn that the change would add costs and complications.
Police will use bloodhounds in search for missing Sanford woman
Kerry Rear, 40, was last seen at a convenience store in Sanford on Jan. 22.
Family waits, hopes to be reunited with daughter left in Iraq
Labed Al-Hanfy’s daughter is in immigration limbo because of President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
In-state football standouts sign with Maine
Thornton’s Michael Laverriere and Johnny Rosario, and Deering’s Raffaele Salamone are now Black Bears.