An environmental group says a new study shows that extreme rainstorms and snowstorms are happening 74 percent more often in Maine since 1948. The advocacy group Environment Maine says its report is based on an analysis of state data from …
A local insurance agency has bought the naming rights to a new arena in Bangor, Maine, that is scheduled to open next year. The arena will be known as Cross Insurance Center under a $3 million, 15-year agreement between the …
Federal workplace safety officials are proposing $171,300 in fines for Maine’s Bath Iron Works for safety violation at the shipyard. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says an inspection revealed a lack of fall protection and a variety of mechanical …
The number of fire deaths in Maine more than doubled last year from the state’s record low set in 2010. Steve McCausland of the Maine Public Safety Department says the state recorded nine fire deaths in 2010. In 2011, the …
The CEO of outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean has lost a legal battle with his neighbors over a stone wall and cedar stockade fence on his waterfront property in Cumberland. Maine’s highest court sided with his neighbors in a three-year dispute …
Farms in parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine are eligible for low-interest loans to cover losses from flooding, hail and heavy rains, including Tropical Storm, that started on May 1. The United States Department of Agriculture designated eight counties …
Waterville, Maine’s police chief is proposing new legislation intended to crack down on the theft of copper and other metals for sale as scrap. Chief Joseph Massey says his officers are often stymied in their investigations because scrap metal processors …
A Maine sheriff’s deputy has served a one-day suspension after striking a deer with his police cruise while driving more than 90 mph. Hancock County Deputy Christopher Sargent struck the deer just before 3 a.m. Oct. 6 while driving on …
A jury has ruled that a Maine ski resort was not responsible for injuries suffered by a Bethel man who fell off a chairlift on a windy day. The Oxford County Superior Court jury ruled Monday that injuries suffered at …
An investigation has found that more than two-thirds of the trips made last year by the Portland Fire Department’s three boats were for non-emergency purposes. The Portland Press Herald reviewed city records following an incident earlier this month in which …