Maine News Updates

 About 100 people, many of them carrying signs, rallied in Augusta today to encourage Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to support federal health care legislation.

IN ANSON, Wednesday at 1:37 p.m., a civil complaint was investigated on Willow Street.
3:27 p.m., a reported disturbance was investigated on Arnold’s Lane.

MADISON — The Madison High School theater group will present Animal Farm at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, in the Madison Junior High School auditorium.

Benefit set for fire victims

Benefit set for fire victims

THORNDIKE - Little more than two months into the school year, School Administrative District 3 is owed $6,740 in unpaid school lunches — from families deemed able to pay.

 Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said today that a group hoping to overturn a new tax reform law has enough signatures to put a question on the June ballot.

A coalition that includes environmental groups and retailers announced today a new campaign to reduce the use of plastic and paper bags by 33 percent by 2012.

AUGUSTA -- A prominent figure in Maine’s social conservative movement received a death threat at his former workplace Friday, three days after Maine voters approved a repeal of the state&rsqu

AUGUSTA -- Kennebec Savings Bank, the Augusta-based thrift that unsuccessfully tried to merge with a local credit union earlier this year, has abandoned its bid for a federal charter.