There were still 384 customers without electricity Saturday night in northern and eastern Maine, according to Emera Maine.

The congressman, seeking election to a third term, said he always has felt a calling to help others.

His rented SUV collided with a commercial dump truck, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

State police, sheriff's deputy and the local Fire Department were at the scene, but no information was available immediately.

Only a handful of sheep shearers exist in Maine, but demand for the work is steady, one professional said.

After passing his examination Saturday, Patrick Drake, of Richmond, now joins the network of ham radio operators that stretches around the world.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Sept. 22, 2018

The fire heavily damaged property that is up for sale, and its cause remains under investigation, the fire chief said.

The police also are offering services to prostitutes picked up on the street that address their needs as victims of drug-trafficking and assault.

Maggie Shannon and George MacDonald received recognition at the federal level.

James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.

Tensions between town and Bob Bittar reach tipping point with revokation of occupancy permit

The fire started on the couch of her apartment on Shawmut Street, according to a spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's Office.

Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor has been trying to sedate the crustaceans with marijuana smoke to make their deaths less traumatic.

Ben Bradlee Jr. spoke about President Donald Trump, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the importance of free speech.

He walked into the U.S. on a railroad trestle near Calais in July and she assisted him, federal authorities say.

The cabins will house up to 21 veterans and were built on land leased from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Formerly a top health official for the state, she has been the vice president of clinical affairs at the University of New England.

Augusta area police reports for Sept. 21, 2018.

A number of people were indicted Thursday by a grand jury sitting in Kennebec County.

Officials are seeking donations and hosting fundraisers in an effort to prevent closure of the animal shelter.

Maine Equal Justice Partners wants a judge to bring in an outside party to amend the state's expansion plan and short-circuit the governor's request that the federal government reject the plan.

Residents will vote on whether the Athens Corner Store can put a well on town property, a food sovereignty ordinance proposed by farmer and teacher Kassie Dwyer, and whether to appoint or elect the road commissioner.

Harbor seals are particularly susceptible to the virus, which was found in most of the dead seals that were tested.

Keith Gautreau has been with the department for 23 years and has been interim chief since April.

In the first six months of 2018, 180 people in Maine died of drug overdoses – down from the 185 for the same period in 2017 – with most killed by the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Alfred R. McCrillis, allegedly 'extremely intoxicated' wouldn't leave the track, according to police.

Three out of the 4 candidates release copies of their federal and state income tax returns.

One legal challenge to the reduction in credits was dismissed by the state's Supreme Court last month.

The Maine senator said the president was 'completely inappropriate' in his tweets about Christine Blasey Ford on Friday morning.

Sour Patch Kids were also the top choices in New York and Massachusetts.

Waterville area police reports for Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.

Police say Michael Burns was shot and killed last year in self-defense, but family members are disputing that claim.

An invoice mistakenly sent to the town prompts selectmen to investigate employee use of town accounts.

The preliminary, seasonally adjusted estimate of 3.2 percent is higher than July's rate but still lower than a year earlier.

The unknown quantity of white powder erupted into the air during a brief tug of war between the officer and a 36-year-old woman, according to police.

Firefighters found the woman when they were battling the blaze, and she was taken to the hospital and being treated for smoke inhalation and other possible injuries.

Facing rising costs and less public funding, the agency makes a decision that could exacerbate the needs of the homeless and undermine efforts to reduce disorderly behavior in the area.

The company looks to break ground Oct. 1 on the $10 million facility in Saco, with plans to hire as many as 50 more employees to help handle as much as 100,000 pounds of lobster a day.

Chet Lunner addressed an audience at the Winslow Public Library as part of a series sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council.

It wasn't clear how the accident happened or whether anyone was injured.

Donald Voteur, 86, was found in the truck, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

King, who toured Acadia on Thursday with acting Director Dan Smith and Rep. Bruce Poliquin, says Americans must commit to leaving national parks in better shape for the next generation.

The owner of the plants said he fired several shots at two people, who fled into woods, police said.

The crash in Newington claims the life of a Lebanon man.

David Louis Woodard was ordered to spend an initial three years behind bars for assaulting a woman sexually in Benton.

The Legislative Council says the Capitol building must be maintained as a 'neutral institution of democracy' and not tainted by political messages.

Krystal Reardon, 44, who has been on dialysis for eight months, is appealing for "a life-saving transplant" even as she's on a waiting list.

The fair, which runs Friday to Sunday at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity, is expected to draw about 60,000 people over the three days.

The nonjury trial resumes with closing arguments on Oct. 1.