In August 2020 the town opted into the state’s adult-use marijuana policy, but selectmen wanted to draft the town’s own ordinance on pot business, which called a halt to the sale of Donald Maxim’s farm to a commercial pot grower.
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Joanne Rogers, widow of TV’s famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92
Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers, the gentle TV host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” has died
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‘The world is watching’: Ugandans vote in tense election
Long lines of Ugandans have voted in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate.
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Mills brings Maine National Guard into Capitol security plan
Law enforcement officials have said there are no known credible threats against the State House, but the Mills administration has been tightening security as a precautionary measure.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Landslide’ and ‘A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine’
A portrayal of modern parenting, marriage and family unity, and the real story about Maine spiders
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Enduring second impeachment, Trump stands largely silent and alone
The president kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House on Wednesday, abandoned by some in his own party and deprived of his Twitter account.
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Updated Q&A: When will it be my turn under the new plan?
Maine’s new vaccine strategy gives higher priority to police, firefighters and other first responders, as well as older Mainers and those with high-risk medical conditions.
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New Hampshire man accused of making phone threats to members of Congress
Prosecutors say Ryder Winegar of Amherst left messages threatening to hang lawmakers who didn’t “get behind Donald Trump.”
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New Hampshire town receives threats after police chief attends Trump rally
Officials in Troy, N.H. close Town Hall and defend their police chief, who says he left before the riot at the Capitol.
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Updated Q&A: I have allergies. Should I still get a COVID-19 vaccine?
While many people will experience milder side effects after vaccination, severe allergic reactions have been rare in Maine and nationwide so far.