All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and...
Aug 30 2023 // The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the school district and two staff members.The lawsuit contends Michael Strecker had limited access to water while...
Aug 30 2023 // A motorist who veered off a highway and struck four state troopers was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, officials said Monday, as two of the troopers remained hospitalized.Three troopers and a...
Aug 29 2023 // Authorities identified the two people killed in a Maine plane crash as a flight instructor and student. The Beechcraft cargo plane crashed in a field in the town of Litchfield last Tuesday. Federal authorities are...
Jul 27 2023 // Allen Joins BroGue Insurance & Financial ServicesBroGue Insurance & Financial Services, headquartered in Bangor, Maine, hired Elaine Allen as a personal lines account manager. Allen started her insurance career...
Jul 24 2023 // A demonstrator arrested outside the home of conservative legal activist Leonard Leo contends police violated his First Amendment rights.Eli Durand-McDonnell, 24, of Bar Harbor, contends in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday...
Jul 18 2023 // Most Maine workers will get up to 12 weeks of paid time off for family or medical reasons as part of a supplemental budget Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Tuesday.The spending bill included $25 million in...
Jul 17 2023 // A cluster of severe thunderstorms pounded the US Northeast including New York City on Sunday, unleashing deadly flooding in Pennsylvania, halting operations at several airports, and prompting tornado watches across New...
Jul 17 2023 // A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event`s second day.Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed...
Jul 11 2023 // President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration request from Maine, freeing federal aid to help communities recover following a severe storm and flooding in the spring, officials said Friday. The state reported nearly...
Jun 13 2023 // Maine lawmakers have signed off on a proposal to expand the state’s equal pay law to prevent discrimination on the basis of race. The proposal from House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross received affirmative votes in both...
Jun 12 2023 // Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.The giggling fun with friends always ended with a game of hide and seek. Each week, the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino...
May 31 2023 // Maine Gov. Janet Mills is pumping the brakes on a paid family and medical leave proposal promoted by her fellow Democrats, seeking compromises to reduce the burden on businesses in an effort to win broader support.Deputy...
May 25 2023 // WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) – Firefighting foam used in battling a fatal fire in an apartment building entered the public water system, prompting the water district to order thousands of residents not to drink the...
May 1 2023 // Maine environmental regulators have asked a railroad cleaning up a freight train derailment site to repair forest management roads and culverts damaged by heavy equipment and that led to the discharge of sediment into area...
Apr 28 2023 // Maine’s pandemic rule allowing to-go cocktails is going to be sticking around.Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to make booze- to-go from restaurants and bars permanent, joining more then a dozen...
Apr 24 2023 // SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and...
Apr 19 2023 // Four Native Americans who say they were abused by three Roman Catholic priests on their reservation in Maine are the latest to bring lawsuits since the state fully lifted the statute of limitations for child sex crimes.The...
Apr 18 2023 // SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to...
Apr 17 2023 // A train carrying hazardous materials has derailed and caught fire in Rockwood, Maine, fire officials said.Rockwood Fire and Rescue posted a photo of the derailment Saturday on its Facebook page and advised residents...