The Portland City Council will vote Monday on a proposed settlement with Federated Companies over a housing development that never came to fruition.

The new barrier will be more substantial than the wooden picket fence that used to provide a buffer between the road and the governor's mansion in Augusta.

The rule generally prohibits logging and roadbuilding in undeveloped areas.

Data presented at the seventh annual Governor's Opioid Response Summit in Augusta Thursday indicate reported fatal overdoses have fallen by more than 20% since the first of the year.

The state Department of Education has announced its proposed priority list for school construction projects, but officials say there's still a long way to go before construction.

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with its plans for large-scale layoffs. The Maine AFL-CIO said it's most concerned about potential layoffs at Social Security offices in Maine and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Communities are starting to consider new tools to address the lack of affordable rental housing in Maine's midcoast. On Wednesday, Rockland's City Council opened the issue to the public by hosting a forum on rent stabilization.

The body has not yet been identified. Marine Patrol officers have been searching the Kennebec River since Sunday for 22-year-old Robert Stolt.

Ruby Whitmore of Old Town was one of several young people with Type 1 diabetes who shared their experiences with members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is reviewing the Trump administration's proposed cuts to research programs.

Commercial property owners in Portland said they're skeptical of a proposed ordinance that would require them to pay a fee if their storefronts remain vacant for three months or more. The fees would be waived if property owners install temporary art in storefront windows.