Maine union leader says Troy Jackson is likely to back Chuck Schumer’s challenger

Belfast approves loan for bike shop to finish brownfield cleanup

An earlier environmental assessment revealed a toxic soup below the former gas station and auto repair garage.

Teen indicted by grand jury for murder of midcoast paddleboarder

Young, 19, is charged with the July 3, 2025, blunt force and strangulation murder of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart.

US gives states another 6 months before they have to remove people from Medicaid for not working

President Donald Trump’s administration told states Friday that they can wait until July before removing people from Medicaid for failing to meet a work requirement. The requirement is scheduled to take effect nationally on Jan. 1, and states have been scrambling to put in place the staffing, training and technology to implement it by then. […]

50 years after iconic film, a gathering of ‘Rocky’ fans in Philadelphia breaks a world record

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The story of Rocky Balboa is one that audiences love and know well – of resilience, grit and persevering despite the odds. Fans honored his legacy 50 years after the film with a Guinness World Record-breaking gathering of people dressed as Rocky on Friday at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of […]

Maine lobsterman forfeits excess traps after officials hide tracking devices on his boat

Dakoda Gray is accused of fishing 17 lobster traps over the 800 trap limit off Mount Desert Island.