GEORGETOWN — Some Georgetown residents are saying state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s request to move his 10 acres of waterfront property out of the state’s Tree Growth Tax law is a tacit admission that he should never have been allowed to enroll in a program that has saved him thousands of dollars in property taxes.

A junior staffer with access to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ Twitter account was fired Wednesday after ‘accidentally’ tweeting a missive about Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

A state lawmaker’s refusal to say whether he will run for re-election despite the Maine Democratic Party’s call for him to drop out has created a dilemma for the party.

A state lawmaker’s refusal to say whether he will run for re-election despite the Maine Democratic Party’s call for him to drop out has created a dilemma for the party.

A new poll shows that independent Angus King is the heavy favorite to succeed U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, and that a ballot question that would allow same-sex couples to marry in Maine has strong support.

The leader of the Maine Democratic Party said Monday that the lawmaker from Brunswick who was the subject of a temporary protection order filed by a woman he had a relationship with should abandon his re-election bid.