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Maine House advances solar subsidy reduction bill opposed by industry

By Billy Kobin on Jun 27, 2023 05:58 pm
Instead of backing a bill that would slightly rein in Maine’s net energy billing program, the House approved a measure that would allow the Maine PUC to propose subsidy adjustments.
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Live updates from abortion bill vote in Maine House

By Billy Kobin on Jun 27, 2023 04:56 pm
The Maine House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday to either approve or defeat an abortion-rights bill from Gov. Janet Mills.
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Popular downtown Ellsworth pub reopens after year-long hiatus

By Bill Trotter on Jun 27, 2023 04:54 pm
Just in time for lunch on Thursday, the Irish flag will be flying outside Finn’s Irish Pub in downtown Ellsworth.
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Bangor is finally deciding how to spend $20 million in COVID-relief funding

By Kathleen O'Brien on Jun 27, 2023 04:38 pm
Local groups vying for the funds include the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center and local health care agencies.
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Search underway for Congolese woman and  2-year-old son missing from Saco

By Leela Stockley on Jun 27, 2023 04:04 pm
Tania Mulanga, who hails from the Congo, and her son, 2-year-old Martin Kakanda, were last seen at around 12 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Chicago’s air quality some of the worst in the world due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

By The Associated Press on Jun 27, 2023 03:40 pm
Meanwhile in Maine, the air quality remained "good" on Tuesday afternoon, despite some smoke that drifted through last weekend.
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Watchdog claims $64 billion was allegedly stolen from COVID relief program championed by Susan Collins

By The Associated Press on Jun 27, 2023 02:49 pm
The inspector general's report said "at least 17 percent of all COVID-EIDL and PPP funds were disbursed to potentially fraudulent actors."
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Lawmakers pass bill to limit Maine’s practice of keeping profits from home seizures

By Billy Kobin on Jun 27, 2023 02:17 pm
Maine was among roughly a dozen states with laws allowing local and county governments to keep the excess money from seized property sales.
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These 2 Maine bagel shops ranked among best in the US by Bon Appetit

By Sarah Walker Caron on Jun 27, 2023 01:41 pm
If you want to bite into one of the best bagels in the United States, you’ll want to head to Rose Foods in Portland or Rover Bagel in Biddeford.
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Racist vandalism found in Windham

By CBS 13 on Jun 27, 2023 01:36 pm
Racist words and symbols were spray-painted in two separate sections of Windham Center Road this month.
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