Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine Governor Wants Changes to Paid Leave Program to Ease Effects on Businesses
May 31 2023 // Maine Gov. Janet Mills is pumping the brakes on a paid family and medical leave proposal promoted by her fellow Democrats, seeking compromises to reduce the burden on businesses in an effort to win broader support. Deputy...
Firefighting Foam Contaminates Public Water for About 9,000 in Maine
May 25 2023 // WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) – Firefighting foam used in battling a fatal fire in an apartment building entered the public water system, prompting the water district to order thousands of residents not to drink the...
Maine Presses Railroad to Fix Roads, Culverts After Derailment
May 1 2023 // Maine environmental regulators have asked a railroad cleaning up a freight train derailment site to repair forest management roads and culverts damaged by heavy equipment and that led to the discharge of sediment into area...
Maine Is Latest State to Make To-Go Cocktails Permanent
Apr 28 2023 // Maine’s pandemic rule allowing to-go cocktails is going to be sticking around. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to make booze- to-go from restaurants and bars permanent, joining more then a...
Maine Unhappy With Railroad’s ‘Good Faith’ Cleanup of Train Derailment Site
Apr 24 2023 // SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and...
4 Penobscot Indians Accuse Maine Priests of Sexual Abuse
Apr 19 2023 // Four Native Americans who say they were abused by three Roman Catholic priests on their reservation in Maine are the latest to bring lawsuits since the state fully lifted the statute of limitations for child sex...
Cleanup Underway After Freight Train Derailment, Fire in Maine
Apr 18 2023 // SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to...
Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails in Rural Maine
Apr 17 2023 // A train carrying hazardous materials has derailed and caught fire in Rockwood, Maine, fire officials said. Rockwood Fire and Rescue posted a photo of the derailment Saturday on its Facebook page and advised residents...
Mother Sues Maine School Over Keeping Teen’s Gender Transition Private
Apr 12 2023 // A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. It’s the latest...
Maine Sues Manufacturers Over Forever Chemical Contamination
Mar 31 2023 // Maine’s attorney general is suing manufacturers of so- called forever chemicals that have contaminated farms and wells, contending they knew about the toxicity decades ago but concealed the information from the...
Maine Lobster Industry Files Defamation Suit Over California Aquarium’s Whale Warning
Mar 15 2023 // A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state. Industry...
Right-to-Repair Referendum Qualifies for Ballot in Maine
Feb 24 2023 // A referendum campaign aimed at ensuring independent shops have the information needed to repair newer cars has qualified for the November ballot. The secretary of state announced Tuesday that 74,686 signatures were...
Judge Upholds Maine Law Opposed by Diocese Allowing Older Sex Abuse Suits
Feb 17 2023 // AUGUSTA, Maine — A state judge on Tuesday upheld a Maine law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing survivors to pursue lawsuits for sex crimes that happened decades ago. An attorney...
Maine Proposal Would Buy Out Farms Contaminated by PFAS Chemicals
Feb 16 2023 // A Maine lawmaker has proposed a bill to require the state to offer to buy out farmers whose land was contaminated by long-lasting chemicals caused by the spreading of sludge. The chemicals are PFAS chemicals, which are...
Wild Ducks Found Dead in Maine Test Positive for Bird Flu
Feb 14 2023 // Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian...
Advocates for Paid Family Leave Launch Campaign in Maine
Feb 9 2023 // The Maine Paid Family Leave Coalition on Tuesday launched a renewed push for a paid family and medical leave benefit as the Democratic-controlled Legislature takes up the issue. Maine Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and...
Maine Lawmakers Propose Arming Security Guards or Teachers in Schools
Feb 7 2023 // AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers said it’s time to beef up security in Maine schools, either with armed security officers or by allowing teachers to be armed. A bill sponsored by Rep. Steven Foster,...
Maine AG Fines Moving Company Over Threatening Emails to Negative Reviewers
Feb 1 2023 // A moving and storage company in Maine has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine and refrain from using a misleading email address to threaten customers who leave negative reviews, according to the state attorney general’s...
Maine Jury Awards $4.5M for Claim of Sexual Abuse Committed 30 Years Ago
Jan 30 2023 // PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A jury has awarded $4.5 million in damages to a woman whose lawsuit contended she was sexually abused three decades ago by a family friend in Maine. The federal jury found in favor of 36-year-old...
Cable Company Subcontractor Dies After Fall From Bucket Lift in Maine
Jan 19 2023 // RANGELEY, Maine (AP) — A cable company subcontractor died after falling from a bucket lift that encountered utility wires while the vehicle was traveling on a road, officials said. The man was in the bucket, which was...
