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Maine Warden Service Lt. Tom Ward said their life jackets saved them.

Monday is also the first day for several other newly relaxed pandemic requirements.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A Maine man accused of firing a gun in a New Hampshire shopping plaza, saying he believed “zombies,” “droids,’” and “drones,” were trying to get him, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to at least two years in prison. WMUR-TV reports Gordon Falk pleaded guilty...

Maine restrains more students per capita than any other state, according to an analysis of school data that was done by Disability Rights Maine.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of a company involved in a deal to sell $4.5 million in overpriced, counterfeit N95 masks to the state of Maine. The U.S. attorney is seeking to force the company, Med-Tech Resource LLC of Eugene, Oregon, to forfeit the money and reimburse the state for 1.8 mil...

The bill has not faced any votes. A work session on the proposal will be held in coming weeks.

The information will help researchers develop maps in three dimensions.

A law enforcement oversight board has decided to revoke the license of former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin.

The proposal includes $187 million to meet the state’s obligation to pay 55% of local K-12 education costs for the first time.

Drivers held signs saying “People Before Profits” and “Hire More Workers."