The Public Utilities Commission selected five projects to produce power through a multistate competitive bidding process.

The award replaces a funding package for "climate smart forestry" that was terminated by the Trump administration.

The family of Brayden Callahan, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a school bus in Rockland on Nov. 21, is taking legal action against Regional School District 13.

The museum said it has a collection of 13 objects that were removed from burial sites in several locations in central and northern Maine, likely from an amateur archaeologist in the mid-19th century.

A windstorm could bring gusts of up to 60 mph to coastal areas. The Maine Emergency Management Agency is advising residents to prepare for power outages and dangerous roads.

The gift came from the estate of Donald Zillman, University of Maine at Presque Isle's 10th president, and his wife, Linda.

The Government Oversight Committee had originally been asked to investigate whether two noncitizen drivers involved in pedestrian fatalities had improperly obtained driving credentials. Now the panel wants more information about interpreters who help noncitizens complete their written exams.

The Washington Post first reported that 35,000 positions, most of which are vacant, will be eliminated.

The councilman-elect listed his address as a condemned building undergoing renovation. Concerns have been raised over whether he was legally allowed to call it his permanent residence.

The vote came several weeks after staff and parents said the district was undermining it's own equity policies.