Maine News Updates

GRAND MANAN, New Brunswick -- The New Brunswick government is buying a new 82-car ferry to link Grand Manan Island, a fishing island off the Maine coast, with the Canadian mainland.

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FAYETTE -- Officials here are taking the first steps toward powering Fayette Central School and other municipal properties with wind energy.

WILTON -- Wilton police on Tuesday have identified the man  found dead in a car last weekend as Joshua Betts of Scarborough.

PORTLAND -- A 60-foot yacht that was refitted at a boatyard in Maine has crossed the finish line in France in the world's ultimate sailing race.

FALMOUTH -- Maine's largest conservation organization is undergoing a reorganization that will include layoffs as it seeks ways to make do during the economic downturn.

THORNDIKE -- Carolyn Locke will experience a wealth of Japanese history and culture when she arrives there in July, courtesy of a Fulbright/Hays award.

WINDSOR -- The Capital Carvers, a wood-carving group, has been overwhelmed with requests for the special eagle canes it provides free to veterans

Have your retirement and other plans been dramatically altered in the last year because of the falling stock market?