Oil spill reported on Pushaw Lake

A judge blocks Trump's new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, granting a preliminary injunction against an executive order that the administration said would target “birth tourism.” U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Maryland on Wednesday issued the injunction until a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant families and advocacy groups is […]

Presque Isle ramps up enforcement against owners of dangerous buildings

Hearings on five buildings to be held in October and November will match the total number the city has held in the past year. 

2nd phase of Lockwood Mills redevelopment to add 50 affordable housing units in Waterville

North River Co. plans to convert a second historic mill building, expanding on earlier work that created 65 units now managed by the Waterville Housing Authority.

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Platner, who won the nomination in June but dropped out in July after Politico reported […]

Maine lawmakers urge Janet Mills to save a Bangor medical provider on the verge of bankruptcy

The bipartisan coalition is calling on Gov. Janet Mills and Maine DHHS to divert millions to Penobscot Community Health Care.