Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Appeals Court Upholds Forklift Verdict
Feb 2 2009 // The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict against the manufacturer of a forklift on which a Maine man was killed five years ago. A Maine jury ordered Crown Equipment to pay $4.2 million to the widow of a...
Specter of Danger Surrounds Cell Phones in Cars
Jan 25 2009 // Earlier this month, lawmakers in Maine and Delaware said they would consider restrictions on drivers’ cell phone use, but a national safety group says that the only sufficient limit to guarantee safety is a complete...
Maine and Delaware Consider Restricting Drivers’ Cell Phone Use
Jan 16 2009 // The states of Maine and Delaware are considering limits on how drivers use cell phones. A Delaware lawmaker is trying again to pass legislation barring the use of handheld cell phones while driving. Rep. Joe Miro says...
Economic Link Suspected in Maine Arson Fires
Dec 30 2008 // Maine’s fire marshal says a rise in arson fires is likely related to the slumping economy. State figures thus far this year show 134 confirmed incendiary, or arson, fires representing $8 million worth of property. An...
Maine Mercury Cleanup at Issue in Federal Ruling
Dec 10 2008 // A federal judge has refused to block Maine environmental regulators from enforcing a mercury cleanup order at a former chemical plant’s Orrington landfills. Mallinckrodt LLC of St. Louis, a subsidiary of U.S....
New Markets
Nov 30 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Waste Haulers Market Detail: ELM Insurance...
New Restrictions for Maine Drivers
Nov 30 2008 // The second of two Maine laws adopted in April to tighten regulations for getting a driver’s license has gone into effect. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the new law requires license applicants to show...
New Restrictions for Maine Drivers
Nov 30 2008 // The second of two Maine laws adopted in April to tighten regulations for getting a driver’s license has gone into effect. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the new law requires applicants to show they’re...
Injured Maine Man Wins $5M Award for Electrical Accident
Nov 19 2008 // A Maine man has been awarded nearly $5 million in damages for injuries he sustained six years ago in an electrical accident at a Penobscot boatyard. Bryan Smith, now 24 and formerly from Bucksport, was operating a crane to...
Minor Earthquake Felt in Maine
Nov 17 2008 // People in western Maine were given a slight jolt Thursday when a minor earthquake struck in Rumford. According to the Weston Observatory at Boston College, the earthquake happened at 5:26 a.m. and had a magnitude of...
New Restrictions in Effect for Maine Driver’s License Applicants
Nov 17 2008 // The second of two state laws adopted in April to tighten regulations for getting a driver’s license goes into effect today in Maine. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap called a news conference Friday to raise...
New Markets
Nov 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Employer Stop Loss Market Detail: Markel...
New Markets
Nov 2 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Eliminate Forced Placed Coverage Market...
Insurance Affordability: Three East Coast Regulators Weigh In
Oct 28 2008 // For many East Coast homeowners, the difficulty lies not in finding insurance, but paying for it. And that so-called affordability problem affects nearly every state along the coastline. Given their recent history with...
Maine Court Asked to Nix Church Immunity in Abuse Case
Sep 18 2008 // Maine’s supreme court is being asked to overturn the concept of charitable immunity in a church abuse lawsuit. A lawyer told the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the Roman Catholic bishop knew the Rev. Raymond...
Maine Investigators Seek Arsonist
Sep 17 2008 // Fire investigators say they have questioned a “person of interest” in a weekend arson fire in Milo, Maine that burned a large portion of the town’s downtown. But no arrests have been made in the Sunday...
Insurance Trade Group Honors U.S. Sen. Collins of Maine
Sep 11 2008 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, as its Federal Legislator of the Year. “Senator Collins has a great understanding and appreciation of the...
Insurers, Agents Urge Coastal Wind Policy from Texas to Maine
Aug 4 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal...
Maine’s July Traffic Deaths on Record Pace
Jul 21 2008 // Traffic fatalities in Maine this July are on pace to be among the highest on record. Seventeen people lost their lives on the state’s roads as of Friday, July 18, an average of about one death a day. Spokesman...
New Markets
Jul 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. International Energy Package Market Detail:...
