December 13, 2022 11 abuse lawsuits filed in Maine after state loosens statute of limitations Since the state of Maine loosened the statute of limitations law, 11 lawsuits claiming abuse have been filed against the Diocese of Portland. Many of the lawsuits are decades old.
December 12, 2022 Maine Maritime Academy mourns after 4 students killed in fiery crash The Maine Maritime Academy is Castine is mourning Monday after four students were killed over the weekend when an SUV they were traveling in hit a tree and burst into flames.
December 12, 2022 Maine Maritime Academy students, faculty gather for candlelight vigil for the 4 students killed in SUV crash Four students from the Maine Maritime Academy died when an SUV crashed into a tree on early Saturday. Four others were injured. A candlelight vigil was held to honor the students.
December 9, 2022 4 lawsuits filed against Maine priest that claims he abused 3 men, a woman Three men and a woman filed lawsuits against a priest claiming that he sexually abused them as children. The woman claims she was abused in the 1950s.
December 7, 2022 Maine Gov. Janet Mills announces $474 million winter heating relief proposal Maine Gov. Janet Mills proposed a $474 million winter heating relief proposal to help residents as inflation continues to be an issue. Families would each receive $900 checks.
December 6, 2022 Maine pickup truck accident sends 5 to the hospital after driver crashes into Dollar Tree building A Maine driver crashed his pickup truck into a store in Ellsworth. Five people were sent to the hospital in the accident. The 80-year-old man crashed into a Dollar Tree building.
December 1, 2022 Biden's lavish lobster dinner doesn't change his hostility to seafood industry, fish groups say A pair of fishing industry associations weighed in on President Biden's upcoming ritzy lobster state dinner with French President Emmanual Macron featuring 200 Maine lobsters.
December 1, 2022 Dem lawmaker criticizes Biden for ritzy White House state dinner serving '200 Maine lobsters' Democratic Rep. Jared Golden criticized President Biden for serving Maine lobsters at the White House state dinner while failing to protect the state's lobster industry.
November 29, 2022 Maine lobsterman urges Whole Foods to 'do more homework' before pulling lobsters from stores over rare whale A Maine fisherman slammed Whole Foods' decision to stop selling Maine lobsters in its stores nationwide over environmental concerns involving the right whale.
November 28, 2022 Whooping cough rate in Maine declines due to COVID-19 precautions, increased immunizations The rate of pertussis in Maine has sharply declined this year. The decline is most likely due to the implementation of COVID-19 protocols as well as an increase in immunizations.