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Maine wants to ‘put the brakes on’ fast-growing lobster bait fishery

The Department of Marine Resources wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new management and enforcement plan.

Daughter of fallen Farmington firefighter testifies propane line was severed days before blast

Danielle Bell Flannery testified Tuesday in front of the state Legislature's Joint Standing Committee of Energy, Utilities and Technology that the explosion that killed her father was preventable if liquefied propane gas lines were covered under the Dig Safe Law.

Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for packaging disposal

Maine is drafting a first-in-the nation law to shift the cost of packaging materials disposal from consumers to private companies.

Two structure fires in two days damage, destroy homes in Richmond

Richmond Fire Chief John Bellino said a River Road home was damaged, while a Langdon Road home was destroyed after two fires Monday and Tuesday.

Stacey Abrams, who lost controversial Georgia governor’s race, warns of voter suppression

Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.

Maine housing market’s record-breaking year leaves would-be buyers out in the cold

Sales of single-family homes surged by 23% in December over last year, boosting both sales volume and the median sale price to new highs in 2019. And demand is even higher.

Three decades late, Small Business Administration eyes help for rural Maine

Federal bureaucrats never established the Office of Rural Affairs when it was mandated in 1990, but after a California representative took action to get it going, financial assistance for business development in states like Maine may finally get off the ground.

Old Orchard Beach bartender wins yet again on latest ‘Jeopardy!’ show

Fans will tune in Wednesday night to watch Dennis Coffey go for his fourth consecutive victory in the popular television quiz show.

Saying ‘We are not Washington,’ Mills calls on lawmakers to work together

In her ‘State of the State’ address, the governor seeks support for increasing funding for higher education and broadband infrastructure, hiring more child welfare workers and creating a state-based health insurance marketplace.