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.

Regulators give the developer 45 days to supply technical details and clarify tribal notifications for its proposed underwater data center near Eastport.

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

The stumble surfaced just as Jackson prepares to run one of the most closely watched Senate campaigns in the country.

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The Maine State Police sustained an excessive force complaint for the first time in a decade three months after a Maine Monitor/Bangor Daily News investigation called its practices into question.

The City Council, the Washington County Commission and the Passamaquoddy Tribe have all raised objections to the project.

Four other top contenders have withdrawn from the Democratic race as Jackson picked up a majority of delegates.

The aquaculture project has been delayed by years of legal challenges, but was finally cleared in April to proceed.

The officers involved were reportedly not wearing body cameras, and video footage of the shooting itself has yet to emerge.