The Planning Board is expected to vote Aug. 24 on a memorandum to councilors recommending whether the council should rezone the former Sacred heart Church property to allow an events center there.

Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama were arguing outside a South Portland hotel last October when Clarke punched Fama and knocked him out.

An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Aug. 3, 2021.

The budget airline has grown its number of nonstop flights from Portland since starting service in the city three years ago.

The probe will focus specifically on the number-forecasting practices of telecommunications provider Verizon because it is predicting a faster exhaustion of phone numbers than the state.

Stephen Fiddie, 50, of Hermon, was on drugs when he crashed a minivan into a building in Bangor.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says there’s no evidence to support claims that Central Maine Power is violating its permit requirements while clearing a path for a transmission line.

The state's largest health care network becomes the latest provider to mandate staff vaccinations as the delta variant drives up case numbers in Maine.

Many hotel employees are wearing different hats every day, pitching in to fill gaps caused by the pandemic and a shortage of foreign workers.

Calvary Chapel in Orrington asked the court to stop Gov. Janet Mills from enforcing or reinstating any restrictions related to the rapid spread of the delta variant.

Charles B. Stoddard, 64, of Waterboro had a crash in 2013 that went unreported.

They are following a growing national trend as restaurants worry about new COVID variants and rising numbers of cases in their communities.

Tony Semuhumuza, 23, of Westbrook was arrested and charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.

Mayor Jay Coelho said recently he is considering resigning his office because of a serious illness. If that were to happen, city officials said, a special municipal election must be held.

The health care network announced Monday that it will require employees to be inoculated within six weeks of full vaccine approval.

A Humane Society Waterville Area spokesperson says the state inspected the shelter at the board of directors' request and found overpopulation, sick animals and procedural deficiencies.

New state legislation requires community water systems to test for PFAS, and to filter the chemicals if above the legal limit of 20 parts per trillion.

Because of the pandemic, the session of the Seeds of Peace camp in Otisfield that kicked off Monday is for Maine teenagers only.

In mid-July dozens of city residents who took part in the Heart of Gardiner workshop, part of the city's process in drafting a master plan to guide decision making in the city's downtown for the next decade.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Aug. 2, 2021.

The Coast Guard and Maine Maritime Museum haven't determined what caused the historic schooner to capsize Friday with 18 people on board.

The arrests of Scott Huff, 40, and Eva Valley, 30, on Saturday were the result of a four-month investigation.

The loss of the Maine-built nuclear-powered submarine and all 129 people aboard during a test dive in 1963 was both a tragedy for the families and a blow to national pride during the Cold War.

The board agreed to table approving the building, pending a visual of the aesthetic changes Pepin will make. Obery said the developer will return in August and present a different rendering for the board to consider.

As the town seeks to build a whitewater park in the Kennebec River that will be the centerpiece of an "outdoor recreation Mecca," some residents express enthusiasm, while others voice concerns about noise, traffic, and other environmental factors.

With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.

Some regional planners think the only way to get riders back and attract new ones is to invest in transit expansion and innovation.

Grieving family members recall the life and accomplishments of Mark Schepis, 45, who had worked for more than 20 years at a company in Portsmouth, N.H.

The city had 9.53 inches of rain last month, surpassed only by the 10.84 inches that fell in July 1915.

Members of the community and others, including former owners of The Village Inn and Tavern, gather Sunday to celebrate.

The New England Clean Energy Connect was able to resume construction beginning as early as Sunday.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Aug. 1, 2021.

Fans enthusiastically welcome back live music to Portland, but many also worry their celebrations will be short-lived because of the latest coronavirus surge.

In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she's issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.

While visitors from other U.S. states have kept the seaside community busy this summer, many miss the French-Canadian influx and wonder when, or if, they will come back.

Inoculated residents express frustration and ambivalence about the unvaccinated as COVID-19 case counts rise here and across the U.S.

Scott Moreau, who grew up in Litchfield, has made a living out of portraying the Man in Black, including in 'Ring of Fire,' opening this week at Portland Stage.

Friends and family turned out to the West Gardiner town garage Saturday for a potluck lunch to celebrate Mert Hickey and his years of service to the town.

The Mary E, which is owned and operated by the Maine Maritime Museum, overturned Friday with 15 passengers and three crew members on board. All were pulled to safety.

Mark Schepis and Luke Stephenson were waiting outside the Cozi Corner Cafe when a vehicle veered off the road and hit them, the York County Sheriff's Office says.

In July, Maine became the first state to adopt such a program, and several others have similar bills pending.

Vacationland Skydiving is now taking people 10,000 feet above the Robert LaFleur Airport after a delayed opening during the pandemic.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for July 31, 2021.

Hancock County fell out of the 'substantial transmission' range that triggers a CDC recommendation for vaccinated mask-wearing indoors.

Cape Whoopies are now on shelves in Wegmans Food Markets in Massachusetts, and soon could be in all 106 of the high-end supermarkets across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.

Wilfred ‘Bill’ Vachon was stripped of his police certificate this month for an incident in 2011 in which he handcuffed, questioned and pressured a business owner over an alleged theft.

New information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some explanation for increasing case rates and deeper look behind the state's shift in masking recommendations.

A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.

The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.

At a public input session Thursday night, city residents weighed in on what traits the next city manager should have.

Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.