AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature will hold a special session on Sept. 27 to consider a congressional reapportionment plan, Gov. Paul LePage announced today.

About 1 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2001, a Russian oil tanker collided with a fishing boat bound for Rockland from Georges Bank with a hold full of herring.

A federal judge has ordered lawmakers to complete work on redrawing the line between Maine’s 1st and 2nd congressional districts by Sept. 30.

WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation’s decision to call off plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset is being viewed with mixed feelings in the region.

The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.

The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.

The Maine People’s Alliance and its partners have a decision to make this week about their effort to preserve people’s ability to register to vote on Election Day. They will decide whether they have gathered enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot or keep collecting signatures and put the question on the ballot in June.

The state apparently has sold more than one property in Thomaston for a fraction of its assessed value without any marketing to the public.

The Attorney General’s Office and Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart have begun discussing how to “unwind” the state’s sale of three houses in Thomaston to Barnhart.