The Latest Breaking News from Maine

Real-life 'The Queen's Gambit': Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine

“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where a custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to national acclaim

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Initiative to create a consumer-owned electric utility and replace CMP and Versant will appear on Maine 2023 ballot

An initiative to create a municipal consumer-owned electric transmission and distribution utility, replacing Central Maine Power and Versant Power, will be on the Maine ballot on Nov. 7, 2023.

Ballotpedia · May 9, 2023

Maine sees its 1st measles case in four years

Maine reported a potential measles case in a child and is awaiting confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LiveScience · May 8, 2023

Ex-Maine governor hopeful to plead guilty in child porn case

A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor of Maine in 2010 is expected to plead guilty to possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse and to serve nine months in prison, according to a court document

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Maine expanded abortion access up for debate, passage likely

A proposal that would give Maine one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country has come up for debate while passage seems all but assured because of Democratic control of the state’s legislature

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Man arrested after $3M worth of drugs shipped to restaurant

Employees of a Maine restaurant got a surprise when they opened a large wooden crate that they thought was a shipment of mugs they had recently ordered

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Ford Mustang Crashes Into Chevy Tahoe As It Leaves Car Meet In Maine

The driver was allegedly a 17-year-old kid who was driving his dad's Mustang.

Motor1 · Apr 29, 2023

Maine highway shooting victims healing, grateful, confused

The father of two of the victims of a deadly shooting rampage in Maine says he and his children are recovering from their injuries and grateful for the support they’ve received from the community

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

10 States with the Lowest Sales Tax in 2026

Living in one of the lowest sales tax states doesn't always mean you'll pay less.

Kiplinger · Apr 28, 2023

Tiny Maine community devastated by loss of slain neighbors

Tireless, helpful and deeply religious are some of the ways Patti Eger’s friends remember her in the small Maine town of Lisbon Falls

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023