AUGUSTA — After months of pursuing Gov. Paul LePage’s policy goals, Norm Olsen resigned Wednesday as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources because he felt he did not have the chief executive’s full support.
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NFL: Patriots hope to offer license plate in Maine
Maine motorists may soon have another way to show their Patriots pride.
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Teens threw rocks at cars on 95, police say
CLINTON — Three Clinton teens are facing multiple felony charges after allegedly throwing rocks at passing motorists on Interstate 95.
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GOLF: Sweet eliminated in playoff
BREMERTON, Wash. — Madison’s Seth Sweet missed the cut for match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship late Tuesday after making a double bogey on the first playoff hole.
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Jackman house brought down
JACKMAN — The home on Main Street where a 5-year-old boy died and his family lived is now a pile of rubble.
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NFL: Patriots’ owner’s wife dies
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Myra Kraft, the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a hard-working philanthropist dedicated to numerous causes, died Wednesday. She was 68.
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MLB: Ellsbury homers twice as Red Sox top Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) — Poor Jacoby Ellsbury. He won’t get to bully the Baltimore Orioles again until September.
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BABE RUTH BASEBALL: Central Maine cruises in opener
FAIRFIELD — Fantastic pitching and defense, combined with timely hits and aggressive baserunning was the formula for Central Maine in the first round of the 14-year old Babe Ruth state tournament Wednesday at Keyes Field.
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Collins pushes to delay boiler limit
WASHINGTON — Citing the worries of a Maine business, Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill Wednesday that would delay new federal regulations limiting emissions from industrial boilers.
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Somerset Heart Health, Quit and Win
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset Heart Health and the Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative will sponsor a special program for tobacco users who want to quit. The Quit and Win program began May 1 and will continue through Dec. 1.