Maine county facing budget crisis pays down a big loan and hopes to get another

Maine ranks 9th in U.S. for seasonal labor demand

A new report shows Maine is among the top states for seasonal labor demand, driven by H-2A and H-2B visa programs.

These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy

The Maine Potato Board markets the state's top food crop and conducts research to keep the industry growing.

Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top nominees “The Pitt,” “Hacks,” “Pluribus” and “Widow’s Bay” will have chances to stock up on Emmys Sunday at an early ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast. The Television Academy hands out well over 100 primetime Emmys, and the vast majority of them are being presented this […]

Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just days before two teenagers carried out a mass shooting at a San Diego mosque, federal law enforcement officials warned the parents of one of the shooters that their son was making concerning comments about school shootings on the dark web, according to new details included in a recently filed lawsuit. […]

Robin Morgan, feminist, poet and editor, dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. Morgan’s death was confirmed Saturday by the Women’s Media Center, an organization she cofounded with Jane Fonda and the […]