Maine News Updates

PORTLAND -- Casco Bay Lines' board of directors will hold a public hearing at 4 p.m. today in the conference room at the ferry terminal to discuss a controversial proposal to increase fares.

PORTLAND -- The city and members of the Franklin Street Arterial Study Committee will get together with local property owners and businesses to discuss improvements to the road.

PORTLAND -- Allen Avenue in Portland is closed from Ray to Virginia streets  due to a large broken water main that is flooding the street.

PORTLAND -- Police are investigating a burglary at The Stadium Restaurant and Sports Bar on Congress Street.

PEAKS ISLAND -- A fire that broke out in a building here before daybreak is no longer burning, although investigators are still on the scene trying to sort out the mess.

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PORTLAND -- Bob Crider, managing editor of the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, will be leaving Maine this month to accept a position in Washington state.

PORTLAND -- Maintenance work between Maine Avenue and Allen Avenue on Washington Avenue is currently under way.

AUGUSTA -- The state energy office says the average cash price for heating oil in Maine has dropped another nickel to $2.15 a gallon.