The bill failed to get enough support from lawmakers in the Senate, too. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video AUGUSTA, Maine — As several states continue to push back and forth on abortion rights, a bill that would have protected the right to an abortion in the Maine Constitution was blocked in the House of Representatives earlier this week. Presented by Sen. Eloise Vitelli and co-sponsored by Rep. Sophia Warren, the bill would have started the process to...

AUGUSTA — A bill that would allow three currently vacant district courthouses, in York, Sanford and Biddeford, to be repurposed into housing cleared the Maine Legislature and has gone to Gov. Janet Mills. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, on Mills’ behalf, passed the Senate on Wednesday. Mills has 10 days to sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature. Under Maine law, the Maine State Housing Authority has first dibs on purchasing a state property that is deemed “surplus,”...

Dylan Woodhouse was paralyzed from the chest down in 2010 after an accident at Old Orchard Beach. KENNEBUNK, Maine — After a bad dive at Old Orchard Beach, Dylan Woodhouse was told his chances of ever walking again were below 10%. A spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the chest down. Now, 14 years later, the father of two from Kennebunk is getting ready to walk in the Boston Marathon on Monday. It is a journey of literal blood, sweat, and tears, with the help of medical innovation. "It...

The company that produces baked goods for brands including Arnold bread, Entenmann’s and others has closed 28 outlet stores in the Northeast. Bimbo Bakeries USA said in a press release that its products still will be found on grocery store shelves. The company’s brands also include Boboli, Lender’s Bagels, Sara Lee and Thomas. The closed stores included outlets in New York, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support...

Monsanto, the giant agricultural manufacturer, knowingly polluted streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands in Maine for years with PCBs before the carcinogenic chemical compound was banned by federal law in the 1970s, the state said in a lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit, filed in Cumberland County Superior Court, accuses Monsanto of selling hundreds of thousands of pounds of commercial PCB mixtures, formally known as polychlorinated biphenyls, in Maine from 1960 to the mid-1970s.

A new rule finalized by the Department of Justice this week would require background checks on all gun sales. It comes months after the deadly Lewiston shootings. The rule finalized by the U.S. Department of Justice this week will require background checks on buyers when firearms are sold at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores. It closes the so-called "gun show loophole" that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be sold in the U.S. each year by unlicensed dealers without ensuring the buyer is allowed to...

The Margaret Chase Smith Community is part of an effort to consolidate four elementary schools in MSAD 54. SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Friday marked a major milestone in the building of a new school in Skowhegan. As dozens of students watched along, the final beam of the future Margaret Chase Smith Community School was raised into place. "To see it happen is like magic I think. When you're young you want to play with blocks and things, and they're seeing it happen," MSAD 54 schools Superintendent Jon Moody said. The current...

The company recently acquired the former Paradis Shop 'n Save grocery stores in Fort Kent and Madawaska. The grocery chain recently acquired the Paradis Shop ‘n Save stores in Fort Kent and Madawaska and finished converting both. Hannaford had been supplying the stores prior to the sale. “While we’ve long been connected to Fort Kent and Madawaska, we are excited to officially become a part of these outstanding communities,” Todd Bullen, Hannaford's vice president of retail operations, said. “We look forward to welcoming shoppers through our doors as they discover...

The company that produces baked goods for brands including Arnold bread, Entenmann’s and others has closed 28 outlet stores in the Northeast.Bimbo Bakeries USA said in a press release that its products still will be found on grocery store shelves.

Berwick police said they are searching for 44-year-old Anthony Bizzocchi in connection with multiple vehicle thefts in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. BERWICK, Maine — Police in Berwick are searching for a man who they say is believed to be involved in multiple vehicle thefts across several New England states. The Berwick Police Department said on Facebook they, along with several other police departments, are attempting to locate 44-year-old Anthony Bizzocchi in connection with vehicle thefts in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.