A top manager at ecomaine's regional recycling facility was fired this year and police have opened a theft investigation.

The city has teamed up with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to install an air quality monitor in the West End.

While leaving a summer cottage is sad, Amy Calder writes, the coming of fall at home promises new adventures.

The Portland City Council is being asked to designate 17 buildings along Forest Avenue and Woodfords Corner as historic landmarks.

For eight years, state government did little to deal with the impacts of a warming Gulf of Maine. That's starting to change.

Expansion plans, spurred by a large donation from a Powerball winner in Iowa, include a 9,800-square-foot Health and Wellness center to open in 2020.

Jason Alexander, 44, of Blaine was taken into custody Sunday evening without incident, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office.

Kathleen Kirsch, 63, of Scarborough was struck by a car while she was riding Friday afternoon along Route 1.

The first three songs on The Cars' 1978 self-titled first album were all hit singles.

Congressional Democratic leaders are telling President Trump that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases.

"The whole idea of woman, and how they look has changed recently. Before, skinny and lean was feminine. Now, we can be muscular and fit and strong and that’s OK."

High numbers of giant jellyfish have been sighted in recent months in the Gulf of Maine and some of its beaches

The lion's mane jellyfish, the largest known variety, can grow to 5 or more feet across, with tentacles more than 100 feet long.

At an event on the Eastern Prom, the former school board chairwoman touts support from two city councilors, among others.

Jennifer Lopez and the scheming strippers of "Hustlers" topped even their high expectations at the weekend box office.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's directing state health officials to ban sales, citing the risk of young people getting addicted to nicotine.

"The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets," the British prime minister says in vowing to leave the European Union.

The downtown rotary became the palette for roving artists to spread their message about human trafficking and the need for people to be aware of its existence even in Somerset County.

The Department of Energy says the U.S. is prepared to tap emergency oil reserves if necessary to cover supply disruptions.

Incumbent Councilor-at-Large George Lapointe will run against Matthew Radasch, while races for Ward 3 councilor and a RSU 2 school board member are poised to be unopposed.

The Warehouse, at 826 Kennedy Memorial Drive, was given the green light Friday to sell coffee infused with cannabidiol made on-site.

The Milkhouse was awarded $36,000 from the USDA and $10,000 from the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments to install a solar array that will eventually fill all the farm's energy needs.

Waterville area police reported for Sept. 15, 2019.

Augusta area police reports for Sept. 15, 2019

The United Auto Workers union says its contract negotiations with General Motors have broken down and its roughly 49,000 members will go on strike just before midnight on Sunday.

The vehicles collided Saturday evening in Bradford, according to the sheriff's office.

2 cars were involved in a serious crash and 4 children were among the passengers.

A roundup of cases closed Sept. 5-11, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

The new numbers suggest fears of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown may be a more significant factor in the slippage.

The trial of a 29-year-old drug lord who managed to flood the country with a half-million fake oxycodone pills reveals the ease with which fentanyl now moves around the world.

Police fired a water cannon and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex.

Weather forecasters said Humberto would remain far away from the Bahamas and the U.S. coast.

Several who regularly enter the food contests at the Cumberland County Fair and the Fryeburg Fair share their experiences.

Starting Thursday, a new statute requires drivers in Maine to use hands-free technology only, and gives police an easier-to-enforce law to crack down on distracted driving.

Pondering the meaning of an apocalyptic figure and the end times, J.P. Devine looks ahead to an election sequel of cinematic proportions.

Warming within the swirling ocean depths of the Gulf of Maine has implications for all life and livelihoods within the ecosystem. Scientists, fishermen and aquaculturists brace for challenges.

Starting Thursday, drivers in Maine must use hands-free technology only.

State officials say Heather Campbell falsified records about background checks. She says she’s a scapegoat in the 4-year-old’s murder.

From prohibiting electronic cigarettes in school to changing the name of Columbus Day, more than 500 statutes will go on the books.

Graduates of the Maine Community College System’s three-month program can expect to make $45,000 to $50,000 per year.

City councilors on Tuesday will consider whether to follow the recommendation of the Planning Board, which voted 4-3 Monday not to recommend the council rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive so an adult-use marijuana store may open there.

Anjon’s Italian Restaurant in Scarborough is shuttered, and Maria's will replace Espo's Trattoria location in Portland.

New Executive Director Courtney Yeager talks about her new role and the nonprofit's fundraising future.

Central Maine business briefs: Oakland Business Committee raises $500 for ShineOnCass Foundation to support local school food pantries; and MDIFW’s Fisheries and Hatcheries sections honor outstanding employees.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Sept. 14, 2019.

The Philadelphia native and graduate of Bowdoin College, now serves as an AmeriCorps member through the LearningWorks Aim High Program in Portland.

Despite rainy weather, fair-goers still enjoyed an antique tractor pull the day on the last day of the Oxford County Fair.

The addition and updates to the shelter were made after donations from Robert Martin and Kendra Shaw, both of whom gave legacy gifts to the shelter to be used for the construction.

The fundraiser, done in concert with Low XII Maine chapters of Widows Sons Masonic Riders and the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, is raising money and supplies to support the Sharon Abram Teen Parent School.

Elaine Makos, 76, of Hanover had gone hiking by herself, officials say.

Supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in Hong Kong have clashed with supporters of the central government.

BikeMaine tour riders close the midcoast loop by returning to Waterville for lunch from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and wounded during a traffic stop near the Texas border city of Del Rio and that another agent shot and killed the gunman

Humberto's rains are falling on Abaco island, though conditions appear normal in nearby Grand Bahama.

Proverbs have been developed for centuries around the world from "Strike while the iron is hot" to "Been there, done that."

A female high school football player in Connecticut has been forced to change in a custodial supply closet

The $2.5 million range that was "nearly finished" in July may open sometime in September, according to Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson Mark Latti.

Republican state attorneys general chiefly support a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with the OxyContin maker, while their Democratic counterparts mostly oppose it.

No arrests had been made Saturday, police say.

An electrical fire destroyed the 157-year-old fixture in Benson on April 29.

It says it stands by its decision to suspend a University of Maine at Farmington student while investigating allegations against him.

He had been viewed as an eventual heir to the leadership of al-Qaida.

She was identified as Kathleen Kirsch, 63, of Scarborough.

An infected food service worker could have exposed recent patrons of Cap’n Fish’s Boothbay Harbor Boat Trips to the contagious liver disease.

The luxury steamship sank off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm in 1898, killing nearly 200 people.

As the contest begins to heat up, 3 of the 4 candidates resort to posting pictures of adorable dogs out on the campaign trail.

Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.

Chief Jack Peck Jr. is the first chief from Franklin County to serve in the position.

The former NSA contractor's actions in 2013 set off a national debate about the extent of surveillance by intelligence agencies desperate to avoid a repeat of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The statewide average price is $2.61 a gallon, about 8% lower than last October.

The Coast Guard and local officials are trying to identify the white man found near Memorial Bridge.

Districts are taking advantage of a new state law that makes Maine one of 19 states to allow school districts to attach cameras to their buses.

Groups had until Friday evening to turn in petition signatures to town clerks, the first critical step in qualifying to put a ‘people's veto’ question on the ballot next year.

The Hospital Street store and pharmacy that's closing at the end of the month is within easy walking distance to an apartment complex and long-term care facility on Glenridge Drive and the state's east side office complex.

The Canadian financial services firm has roughly 500 employees in Maine.