Democrats say Gov. LePage moving out of State House

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democratic legislative leaders say Gov. Paul LePage announced he'll move his office space out of the State House by July 1. The Democrats say the Republican governor made that announcement after an early-morning meeting with legislative leadership Thursday.

Winslow company accused of labor violations

WINSLOW (AP) — Labor groups have accused a Winslow-based aluminum trailer manufacturer of illegally firing employees for trying to unionize. Matt Schlobohm, executive director of the Maine AFL-CIO, said five employees at Alcom Inc. have been fired this month in connection with effort...

Bouffard named new warden at Maine State Prison

 WARREN — Rodney Bouffard, who has served as acting warden at the Maine State Prison for the past several months, was named warden Friday. The Maine Department of Corrections announced the appointment in a news release Wednesday. Bouffard was put in the acting position af...

LePage seeks wind changes before supporting energy bill compromise

 AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is withholding support for a compromise bill being worked out by the Legislature’s Energy Committee that’s aimed at expanding Maine’s natural gas infrastructure, boosting funding for energy efficiency, directly lowering businesses’ el...

Maine man gets 35 years on child porn charges

BANGOR (AP) — A Charleston man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography. Federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Carey Gonyer was also sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to a lifetime of probation upon release. ...

Signs to alert Maine motorists to turtle crossings

AUGUSTA (AP) — Signs are being put up to ask motorists in southern York County to be aware of rare turtles crossing area roads. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Nature Conservancy are marking the turtle crossing areas in Wells, South Berwick and York with hopes...

Maine hermit's court appearance postponed

AUGUSTA (AP) — A scheduled court appearance for a man who lived as a hermit in the woods of central Maine for nearly three decades has been postponed pending completion of a mental health evaluation. Christopher Knight, known as the North Pond Hermit, was scheduled for an appearance ...

Nichole Cable’s friends, family attend murder suspect's first court appearance

Jessica Brideau (left) and Ashley Pattershall, friends of Nichole Cable, speak to media outside the Penobscot Judicial Center after the arraignment hearing of Kyle Dube on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Dube is charged with the murder of 15-year-old Cable. Dube did not enter a plea and the judge ordere...

New Census count: Maine gains slightly; Mass. gains a lot

Auburn rolled out the welcome mat, just not a whole lot. The city gained six people in a new population estimate released by the U.S. Census on Thursday. The figures show Lewiston losing five people, Bangor losing 163 and Portland gaining 75. In the 22 Maine cities and towns include...

Colgan: Jobs recovery expected in 2016

Recession ends The starting months of the last six recessions and the number of months it took to recover the jobs lost in Maine: December 1969: 25 months November 1973: 21 months Januar...