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Truck and train collide in Waldo County
The driver of a semi-truck was injured Monday when his vehicle and a train collided in the Waldo County town of Prospect. He was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. There were no other...
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Brunswick ups oversight of development at former air station
The Brunswick Town Council has approved new zoning rules that are meant to give residents and officials more oversight of development around Brunswick Landing, as new commercial and industrial...
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Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state said they will start launches next year.Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace...
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Restaurant destroyed in Port Clyde fire opening food truck this summer
The Dip Net Restaurant in Port Clyde is operating out of a food truck this summer after a fire destroyed a few of the village’s dockside businesses in September.The food truck, according to a post on...
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New owners of Lincolnville general store give it a meaningful new name
A local couple has purchased the Lincolnville General Store formerly co-owned by Phish drummer John Fishman.And while Whitney Hughes and Matt Pierce plan to keep serving many of the same goods in the...
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Maine school district divided over ending transgender protections
RSU 40 school board members listen to members of the public speak for public comment regarding the board’s consideration of removing its transgender students policy on May 16. The board voted to...
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3 Rockland boards oppose eliminating minimum lot size requirements
The Rockland Planning Board unanimously voted against a proposal to eliminate minimum lot size requirements for some residences at its Tuesday night meeting, joining two other city committees in...
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Man arrested in death of toddler in Thomaston
An Owls Head man has been arrested in connection with the death of a toddler at the Thomaston Walmart last week.Aziayh Scott, 23, has been charged with manslaughter, according to Shannon Moss, a...
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Officials warn of quicksand conditions on Maine beach
Maine officials are warning of quicksand-like sinkholes that could form at Popham Beach State Park, after a handful of people have gotten their legs stuck in them, according to CBS 13. Sean...
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6 arrested in midcoast drug sting
Police arrested six people on Wednesday after raids on two suspected drug houses in Rockport.The arrests followed a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Mid-Coast District...
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A new Maine facility will mass produce energy-efficient homes
A Belfast company that builds highly energy efficient homes is getting ready to open a new 16,000-square-foot facility that will use an assembly line process to manufacture the walls, floors and roofs...
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Midcoast school district eliminates transgender protections
The board of a Union-based school district voted Thursday night to eliminate a set of local rules that is meant to support transgender and gender expansive students, despite many community members...
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Maine monster truck driver won’t be charged after injuring spectators
A police investigator concluded no criminal charges were warranted after a lobster-themed monster truck clipped a power line, causing some scary moments with live wires falling to the ground. Two...
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A 21-foot sculpture honors the tribes that hunted swordfish in the Gulf of Maine
A 21-foot sculpture of a swordfish now stands on the shore of North Haven island, its long, sharp bill pointing toward the sky as Penobscot Bay glitters behind it.Designed by Camden artist duo Billy...
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Dead body found in Lincolnville last week
Editor’s note: Police have identified the body found near Lincolnville Beach as a missing Union man.A dead body was discovered last week just north of Lincolnville Beach after possibly washing up...
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Dead body in Lincolnville identified as missing Union man
This story will be updated.Police say that a body found in Lincolnville last week was that of a Union man who had been missing for two weeks. They identified the man as 30-year-old Jonah Farley, who...
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Truck driver caused collision with train in Prospect, police say
Police say that a truck driver failed to yield to a southbound train in Prospect one week ago, causing the crash that took several hours to clean up. Dallas York, 34, of Ellsworth was using a 2024...
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Midcoast school board race is referendum on decision to end trans protections
The race to fill four school board positions in Regional School Unit 40 has become a referendum on the group after it voted last week to eliminate local protections for transgender students and...
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FedEx shipped gun parts to Maine teen before fatal shooting, lawsuit says
Two gun part manufacturers and FedEx are being accused of selling and shipping pieces of a gun to a Maine teenager who then allegedly used the weapon to fatally shoot a man.Billi-Jo Cluney is suing on...
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Rockland eliminates per-unit minimum lot sizes in bid for more housing
The Rockland City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to eliminate the minimum lot sizes per unit in some residential neighborhoods, as part of an effort to encourage more housing development.But many...
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