The existing permit will expire in November.

The highest bidders can take home one of 25 fiberglass sculptures celebrating the Kennebec River's leaping leviathans.

Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.

Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles will receive the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for her decades of reporting on earthquakes, assassinations and more in Haiti and the Caribbean.

It's the largest ad buy since Labor Day, the traditional start of the fall campaign season, and comes after Democrats mailed flyers opposing a Republican candidate trying to flip a Senate seat in Windham.

Skygazers were treated to a rare lunar trifecta Tuesday night, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night, as pictured from Waterville. All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.

Voters will weigh a proposal to borrow $10 million to help restore old buildings owned by government agencies or nonprofits across the state.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to a Portland hospital for treatment of his injuries, the Maine Warden Service said.

Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.

The City Council heard from one woman who said the noise from Bobby Buds on College Avenue is so loud her ears throb when she is in her nearby apartment.

Cannabis Cured, the cultivator and retailer that sold the contaminated products, maintains that its samples passed an initial round of state-mandated testing.

The crash happened about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday when a youth riding a moped turning across traffic into the Rusty Lantern parking lot was struck by a southbound pickup truck.

Frost, 45, has been Waterville's deputy fire chief just under three years and will succeed fire Chief Shawn Esler, who is leaving Oct. 3 to become the state fire marshal.

University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.

Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.

NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.

The PUC agrees to waive state review of the deal in which Spanish energy giant Iberdrola will acquire the remaining shares in Central Maine Power's parent company, Avangrid.

A legislative commission has been tasked with finding solutions to improve the state's under-fire Department of Health and Human Services.

A search warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking at the Madawaska Road property.

An unannounced tree-cutting this spring ignited a debate over whether aging trees in Vassalboro's 27 cemeteries are worth the trouble of saving.

Statewide, 2,300 more direct care workers are needed to fill the coverage gap for those needing at-home or nursing home care, officials say.

Six candidates seeking election to the Augusta City Council and School Board in November are all newcomers to local politics.

Attorneys representing the town of Canaan and Lake George Regional Park have not been able to reach an agreement about the terms of the five appointments made in March and whether they were made correctly.

The bond would provide funding that would be used to leverage matching private and federal support for capital projects in key technology sectors determined by the state.

Justices from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court said William Blaisdell's misconduct was 'egregious and deserving of significant sanction.'

Starting in 2026, the Maine DOT will repave and reconstruct U.S. Route 201 through Hallowell, excluding a portion of downtown where work has already been completed.

Officials said that the 8 areas could produce as much as 13 gigawatts of clean wind energy – enough to power 4.5 million homes.

The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.

The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Friday at 1111 South Solon Road, finding crack cocaine, fentanyl, cash and other drug-related items inside the home, officials said.

The fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The Augusta Conservation Commission is advocating for the removal, including with the use of pesticides, of invasive plants.

Voters will be asked if they want to limit PAC contributions to $5,000. The measure is likely to be challenged in court if it passes.

Members of the public will have opportunity to ask questions and comment on proposed rate increases at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the KWD complex at 131 Drummond Ave. in Waterville.

The Health and Human Services Committee votes 10-2 in favor of Sara Gagné-Holmes' nomination, which now goes to the full Senate.

The Sept. 3 fire also burned two vehicles, blew out windows at a neighboring residence and burned a workshop at another adjacent residence.

The funding from the Land for Maine's Future Program will help protect working waterfronts, critical habitat for wildlife and land that can be used for recreation.

Three beaches in Scarborough saw the highest number of fledged chicks since monitoring of the endangered shorebirds began in Maine.

The bill would require the armed services to utilize state laws, such as Maine's yellow flag law, to disarm people who are a threat to themselves and others. It was introduced a little less than one year after the state's deadliest mass shooting.

The 183rd edition of Farmington Fair opened Sunday.

Only 1.3% of all homes and buildings in Maine are covered under the National Flood Insurance Program and participation has fallen sharply over the past 15 years.

Police said Sari Ohmart was killed Friday afternoon in a five-vehicle crash after the SUV in which she was riding was hit from behind by a pickup truck near Exit 113.

​The shortage affects nursing home and assisted-living jobs of all kinds, from nurses and personal care assistants, to food service workers and maintenance staff.

Around the state, this major case before Maine's highest court captures growing tension between those who support and oppose private ownership of Maine's intertidal land.

Chris McGhee, a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran-turned lawyer now living in Scarborough, said the report mandated as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act does not do what the law says it was supposed to do.

How one Maine reporter learned to love the pig scramble and found old memories on and off the midway.

Events on Saturday during the Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention featured a parade representing the fire service from Maine’s 16 counties and a firemen’s muster featuring antique “hand tub” firefighting apparatuses.

A shift in incentives to whole-home heat pumps prompts questions about cost and vulnerability in power outages.

Walz spoke at a rally at Thompson's Point Friday night after stops in Bangor as part of a blitz by the Harris-Walz campaign on the heels of the presidential debate.

Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings agreed to discharge Malcolm Moore, 50, from a state-run psychiatric hospital. Moore has been in state custody for more than 12 years after he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his neighbor.

The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine's first retail betting site.

The Friday evening wreck occurred as traffic was stopped because of a construction zone land closure, according to police.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Sept. 6-13, 2024.