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Injured hiker evacuated by helicopter at Baxter State Park

Baxter State Park Rangers were assisted by the Maine Forest Service in the evacuation of an injured hiker.

New England to remember 9/11 with memorials, flag waving

After helping scores of police officers and firefighters search for survivors following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Police Chief Robert Merner in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, remembers the sense of unity and hypervigilance that had taken hold in New York City and across the country.

Dunlap strikes ‘insurance’ from Medicaid expansion ballot question

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has replaced the word “insurance” with “healthcare coverage” in the description of Medicaid expansion as it will appear in a November referendum question.

MDIFW warns lead sinkers are prohibited

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announces prohibitions on the use of lead fishing sinkers and jigs.

Rain helps County recover from dry conditions

The surge of rain over the past few days has helped Aroostook County and the central part of the state recover from a lack of water that plagued the area over the summer, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou.

State opens registration for free pesticide disposal

This October, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Board of Pesticides Control will team up with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to help Mainers dispose of unusable and waste pesticides.

Trump rescinds protections for ‘dreamers,’ nearly 100 in Maine affected

The Trump administration will end an Obama-era program allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the country as minors to remain in the United States, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday.

Maine has among least overworked doctors and nurses

Medicare Health Plans released a study on Aug. 28, 2017, listing the states with the most and least overworked doctors and nurses. Maine’s doctors and nurses ranked among the least overworked in the nation.

LePage calls for emergency legislative session after feds balk at Maine food sovereignty law

Gov. Paul LePage has told legislative leaders that he will call an emergency legislative session to amend a food sovereignty bill that the federal government has criticized as unlawful.

Alan Hutchinson, leading land conservationist, dies at age 70

A man who helped engineer some of the largest public land conservation deals in state history has died.

LePage to Canada: President Trump ‘truly believes’ in free trade

Maine’s Republican governor reassured Canadian leaders Monday that President Donald Trump “truly believes” in having free trade and they shouldn’t read too much into what they hear.

We will seize your pot, Border Patrol warns

Don’t let a Border Patrol agent know you’ve got marijuana, regardless of whether you have a prescription, if you don’t want to lose it, the Border Patrol warns.

Power outage strikes more than 11,000 in northern Aroostook

More than 11,000 customers of Emera Maine in northern Aroostook County lost power Tuesday morning.

Maine first on low car insurance rates

A national consumer insurance website ranked Maine first in the nation for lowest auto insurance rates in a report issued Aug. 8.

Analysts rank Maine high in gender equality

In recognition of national Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26, a personal finance website released results of a gender equality study that placed Maine sixth best overall in the nation.

Golden visits St. John Valley on first campaign tour

Assistant Maine House Minority Leader Jared Golden (D) visited some local businesses and spoke with residents in the St. John Valley Thursday and Friday.

Senate approves funding for Border Commission

U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced July 24 that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $15 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), an increase of $5 million over the previous year.

Interior Secretary Zinke recommends keeping Maine’s national monument

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending that President Donald Trump keep Maine’s year-old Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

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