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Belfast appoints a new police chief

By Abigail Curtis on May 18, 2022 05:52 pm
Chief Robert Cormier, the former longtime head of the police department in Tilton, New Hampshire, was sworn in as Belfast’s new police chief on Wednesday.
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Foxcroft Academy to return to in-person learning after threat

By Valerie Royzman on May 18, 2022 05:00 pm
The threatening comments made against Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday "appear to have no validity," officials said.
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A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

By The Associated Press on May 18, 2022 04:16 pm
The Northeast and Midwest are areas where people should already be considering wearing masks indoors — but Americans elsewhere should also take notice, officials said.
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App to provide verified sightings of sharks off New England

By The Associated Press on May 18, 2022 04:07 pm
The expansion of the "Sharktivity" smartphone app will help protect both the humans and the sharks.
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Maine GOP’s 1st ad against Janet Mills attacks school lesson on LGBTQ issues

By Jessica Piper on May 18, 2022 02:32 pm
A video explaining transgender identity to children was the subject of the Maine Republican Party’s first ad for the 2022 gubernatorial election.
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Man arrested for allegedly smashing police cruiser windows in Saco

By Sierra Whaley on May 18, 2022 02:20 pm
Vincent St. Ours, 57, was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated criminal mischief and one count of criminal trespass for smashing police cruisers in Saco.
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Ticks killed nearly 90 percent of moose calves tracked by scientists in 2 Maine counties last year

By Esta Pratt-Kielley, Maine Public and Kevin Miller, Maine Public on May 18, 2022 01:19 pm
Of the 70 moose calves that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife collared in Piscataquis and Somerset counties, 60 died by may from tick infestations.
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Maine is seeing a rise in influenza cases

By Leela Stockley on May 18, 2022 12:46 pm
The state reported more than 700 positive cases of influenza last week, the highest since March 2020.
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Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter charge brought by state in George Floyd killing

By The Associated Press on May 18, 2022 12:13 pm
Thomas Lane pled guilty Wednesday to a charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
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How to properly pull weeds

By Sam Schipani on May 18, 2022 12:00 pm
There are methods to pulling weeds that help prevent them from coming back.
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