August 20, 2016 New England drought means bolder bears, stressed fish Bears are bolder, mosquitoes are multiplying and stream-dwelling fish are stressed.
August 18, 2016 Police: Notes urging violence against Muslims a hate crime Notes urging violence against Muslims discovered at an apartment complex in Maine are being investigated as a hate crime.
August 18, 2016 The Latest: Group urges police to investigate Muslim threats The Latest on a threat of violence against Muslims in Maine (all times local): 2:35 p.m.
August 18, 2016 Bowdoin sues over home with ties to Harriet Beecher Stowe Bowdoin College is suing a Florida woman to block her from selling a home on the school's campus where Harriet Beecher Stowe allegedly wrote portions of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2b38Gm4 ) the lawsuit against Arline Lay of St. Augustine, Florida, was filed Aug. 12 in Cumberland County Superior Court.
August 17, 2016 Police probe anti-Muslim notes left at apartment complex Police in Westbrook, Maine, are investigating after notes urging violence against Muslims were found at an apartment complex where Iraqi residents live.
August 16, 2016 Refugee who came to Maine died fighting for ISIS An Iranian Muslim man who came to Maine as a refugee in 2009 was fighting for ISIS when he was killed last year in Lebanon, investigators said on Tuesday.
August 16, 2016 Court docs: Maine man died fighting for Islamic State Investigators say an Iranian Muslim man who came to Maine as a refugee in 2009 was fighting for the Islamic State group when he was killed last year in Lebanon.
August 15, 2016 Diocese in Portland, Maine, settles sex abuse suit for $1.2M The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, has settled a lawsuit by six men who said church leaders concealed sex abuse allegations against a former priest.
August 10, 2016 Norway man charged with police threat says he sought arrest A Norwegian man charged with threatening police in Maine will be held without bail after telling investigators he was obsessed with the idea of being arrested in America.
August 7, 2016 Camp focused on Middle East peace shifts aim to divided US The nation's divide has become bad enough that a camp created to help Arab and Israeli teens find common ground is putting an emphasis on hatred and violence in the U.S.