Bangor Daily News

A federal loophole is keeping Mainers in the dark about which manufacturers are discharging PFAS in their waste as the state prepares to spend millions to address contamination.

They've joined hundreds of other Starbucks stores across the country that have sought union representation since last summer.

Like any other food, harvested seaweed can have some levels of pathogenic bacteria. But unlike other foods pulled from the ocean, there is little federal guidance on how to reduce food safety risks for seaweed once it’s out of the water.

Sen. Susan Collins was confronted with a message in support of abortion rights Saturday night when an unknown person or persons wrote in chalk on the sidewalk outside her West Broadway home in Bangor, prompting a police response.

City officials don’t know how it ended up about three-quarters of the way down the breakwater and must now figure out whether to remove it or leave it.

Top city and town posts can be left without permanent replacements for months. Officials are increasingly having to decide whether they want to hire people without extensive experience or wait months to find the right candidate. The problem may magnify in coming years as many in the current crop of town and city managers are nearing retirement age.

Documents in the case against Eliot Cutler were unsealed Tuesday, revealing a disturbing pattern of child pornography consumption.

A couple sued the state for violating their new right with a ban on Sunday hunting. Dozens of legislative attempts to erode the ban have been thwarted by landowner opposition and division among hunters on how energetically to pursue it.

There have been at least 10 cases dropped by prosecutors since 2018 after a judge dismissed evidence that troopers obtained by violating a person’s rights, documents show. Most are part of a team that specializes in turning traffic stops into larger criminal investigations.

Maine State Police executed search warrants on Cutler’s homes at 84 Pine St. in Portland and 523 Naskeag Point Road in Brooklin, spokesperson Shannon Moss confirmed. The searches were completed on Wednesday. Police have not disclosed the subject of the probe or what they are investigating.