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PORTLAND, Maine — A corrections officer at Maine's largest county jail has been charged with gross sexual assault for allegedly having sex with a female inmate. The Cumberland County Sheriff's … more
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's highest court has upheld a $4.9 million award to a Bangor man who sued Central Maine Power Co. after suffering severe electrical injuries when a sailboat mast he was … more
CASTINE, Maine — The Maine Maritime Academy's training cruise will take students this summer to Germany, France and England. The 500-foot State of Maine departs Castine on May 4 for a two-month … more
MADAWASKA, Maine — The United Steelworkers union will take an immediate 8.5 percent wage cut in accepting a new three-year contract Monday that Fraser Papers Inc. management calls critical to … more
PENOBSCOT, Maine — Selectmen are seeking bids for construction of a new subsurface wastewater disposal system for the Penobscot Elementary School and the access road to reach the site. The town … more
ORONO, Maine — The campfire did little to stave off the windy, chilly air Monday afternoon on the University of Maine campus, but several UMaine students are hoping their cause of affordable … more
JACKSON, Maine — Residents this weekend approved a controversial wind turbine ordinance that would impose strict regulations on industrial wind power developments. more
LINCOLN, Maine — The Lincoln Board of Appeals was right to refuse to hear the Friends of Lincoln Lakes’ appeal of a Lincoln Planning Board permit issued for a proposed $130 million wind farm on … more
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers heard conflicting testimony Monday about whether proposals to change Maine’s citizen initiative process would discourage fraud by signature gatherers or gut the … more
BANGOR, Maine — The city is taking steps to create a citizen e-mail and text message alert system to open up the line of communication between Bangor residents and their municipal staff and elected … more
ORRINGTON, Maine — Some residents are upset that selectmen voted unanimously last week to support a quicker rather than extensive cleanup of the former HoltraChem site, leaving tons of contaminated … more
CASTINE, Maine — Maine Maritime Academy students, officers and crew will visit ports in Europe this spring as part of the college’s annual two-month training cruise, according to the itinerary … more
BANGOR, Maine — The plastic knife was no match for the chocolate sheet cake with its thick layer of white icing and purple flowers. Katherine Musgrave, wielding the knife, was getting the frosting all over her hand. more
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Agriculture and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are alerting Maine consumers that a Rhode Island firm has recalled Italian sausage products because of possible salmonella contamination. more
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Jonesport man has been indicted on charges that he failed to file or pay state income tax returns for the past several years, according to a state official. Jackie C. … more
GORHAM, Maine — A 4-year-old Gorham boy is being credited with saving his family from an early morning fire by using lessons he learned at his daycare center. Maine firefighters say Joseph … more
PORTLAND, Maine — The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.’s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said … more
LEWISTON, Maine — The adjutant general of the Maine National Guard will be retiring at the end of the year. Maj. Gen. John W. "Bill" Libby has led the Maine guard through six years of … more
Anyone who has asked a Northeast CONTACT volunteer for help is told right away, “We do not give legal advice.” We are volunteer members of the general public, not lawyers. Any advice or … more
CAMDEN, Maine — Thousands of spectators congregated this weekend at the Camden Snow Bowl to cheer on the participants of the 20th annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships as they whizzed down … more
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