Opioid-related overdose is the leading cause of death among recently incarcerated people. But not all jails have the ...

Two teachers accepted jobs in home districts and a third at ND Paper, while interim leadership plans are set ahead of the new ...

Maine’s fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according to the ...

The proposal aims to make fishing safer and more productive for lobstermen who set buoyed lines by pushing heavy trawls ...

While Lincoln’s budget is being slashed, the change pales in comparison to the 12.8% cut that was originally passed by the ...

Prompted by a hallway clash at the July 7 meeting, a resident urges the Board of Selectpersons to enforce meeting decorum.

Officials propose $28,000 in cuts to government administration and reserve funds ahead of an Aug. 5 public hearing.

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Commissioners voted to stop surveying municipalities for property growth data because so few towns respond to those requests.

The state’s 15 county jails spent an estimated $12.6 million on addiction and mental health treatment last year, often through a mix of grants and other temporary funding streams.

Harpswell adopted the season-long flag policy nearly six years after it was the site of the first fatal shark attack in Maine history.

Statewide assessment results show 1 in 2 students miss mathematics benchmarks, with Franklin, Oxford, Somerset and Washington counties mirroring the persistent trend.