Maine DEA operations in Westbrook, Winthrop lead to 3 arrests
Separate Maine Drug Enforcement Agency operations that were conducted in Westbrook and Winthrop led to the arrests of three people on drug trafficking charges.
May 30, 2026Open source
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Stephen Bouchard, now 63 and living in Winslow, was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Alice Hawkes, who was found dead in the Westbrook apartme...
May 11, 2026Open source
Maine man to make first court appearance in 1987 Westbrook murder case
Stephen Bouchard, 63, of Winslow is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Alice Hawkes, in 1987.
May 11, 2026Open source
Winslow man arrested in connection with 1987 murder of girlfriend in Westbrook
Maine State Police say they have made an arrest in the 1987 murder of 23-year-old Alice Hawkes of Westbrook.
May 8, 2026Open source
The Portland Press Herald
Maine is one of 3 states that prohibits private entities from using these kinds of cameras, which can capture and analyze images of license plates and share...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
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Protect Girls’ Sports makes appeal to Maine’s highest court to get trans athlete referendum back on ballot
Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine has made an appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court over Thursday’s ruling from a Cumberland County Superior Court judge.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
The Portland Press Herald
The founder of Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking Co., and Street and Co., all in Portland, took home the Outstanding Restaurateur award.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
A second firefighter has died from injuries at Maine lumber mill fire and explosion
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A second firefighter has died from injuries suffered while fighting a fire and explosion at a Maine lumber mill last month.The May...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
The Portland Press Herald
Scarborough's Isabella Harmon, Edward Little's Thomas LeBlanc, Mount Desert Island's Seneca Harvey and Bonny Eagle's Drew Gervais lead a strong Maine conting...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Lewiston Sun Journal
Scarborough's Isabella Harmon, Edward Little's Thomas LeBlanc, Mount Desert Island's Seneca Harvey and Bonny Eagle's Drew Gervais lead a strong Maine conting...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Scarborough's Isabella Harmon, Edward Little's Thomas LeBlanc, Mount Desert Island's Seneca Harvey and Bonny Eagle's Drew Gervais lead a strong Maine conting...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
The Maine Academy of Modern Music hosted its 5th annual music festival in the Old Port, showcasing the talents of kids as young as 8 years old.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
ICE arrests another Maine jail guard
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested another Maine jail guard, who reportedly was authorized to work in the country through 2030.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
80-year-old killed in Maine dump truck collision has been identified
David Girad, 80, died in a crash with a dump truck in Saco. The crash remains under investigation.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
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Readers named it New England’s best beach town. What’s your favorite thing to do in Ogunquit, Maine?
Share your favorite thing to do in Ogunquit, Maine, named best New England beach town by Boston.com readers.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
The Graham Platner Problem Is Getting Too Big for the DNC and Schumer to Ignore
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty It's been a week since the Maine Senate primary, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Graham Platner easily winning the nomination over t...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Lewiston Sun Journal
A three-way gubernatorial race allows one candidate to torpedo another. That makes me nervous for Maine.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Facing sinking enrollment, Maine's island schools are finding unique solutions to stay afloat
Many school districts across the country face declining enrollment, teacher shortages and funding uncertainties. For small island communities off the coast o...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Soaking rains arrive in Maine on Thursday
Tracking rain and thunderstorms on Thursday that could produce substantial rainfall.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Is Graham Platner's oyster farm 'totally fake'? Fact-checking attack on Senate candidate
The head of the Maine Wire said the Democrat running to represent the state in the U.S. Senate is lying about his blue-collar oyster farming job.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Firefighters unable to save woman after fire burns apartment building in northern Maine
Firefighters pulled a woman from an apartment building in Fort Kent after a fire on Monday and tried to revive her, but were unable.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Nicholas Blanchard intimidated City Councilor Courtney Gary-Allen in 2 incidents on April 16, a Maine district judge wrote, constituting harassment.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
I spent a day with some of Maine’s most experienced fly fishermen. Here’s how it went.
Some of Maine's most experienced fly fishermen gathered at the historic Rangeley Inn and Tavern for the recent White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Millions of dollars in federal funding secured for economic development projects across Maine
Senators Angus King and Susan Collins announced more than 16 million dollars for 19 organizations.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Maine man found not criminally responsible in brother's death seeks release
Justin Butterfield has filed a petition for modified treatment release in Augusta Superior Court.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Massive Wells Beach house fire, explosion ruled accidental
A massive fire that sent clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky and damaged multiple beach homes on Wells Beach in Maine on Sunday has been determined...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
No Comment From Airbnb as Chief Legal Officer Ron Klain Defends Graham Platner’s Nazi Tattoo—After Comp...
Home rental giant Airbnb is silent after its chief legal officer, former Biden White House chief of staff Ron Klain, described criticism of Maine Senate cand...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Lewiston Sun Journal
Maine, working with 4 other New England states, is set to select winning projects soon in its latest effort to bring renewable energy development to Aroostoo...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Lewiston Sun Journal
The White House's changes included removing numerous signs at Acadia National Park that detailed the impacts of climate change on Maine’s coast and forests.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Ranked-choice runoff prep continues in primaries for governor and Maine's 2nd District
The time-consuming process involves collecting voting materials from nearly 500 locations across the state, scanning or uploading ballots and then cross-chec...
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Man arrested after fleeing from car crash into pole in Alfred
ALFRED, ME (WGME) - Two men are accused of leaving the scene of a crash in southern Maine, but only one is in custody.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
Sanford man accused of threatening to bomb CMP office in Alfred
A man was arrested for terrorizing Central Maine Power over the phone and threatening to bomb one of their offices.
Jun 15, 2026Open source
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Westbrook is in Cumberland County, Maine.
Region: Maine
ZIP Codes
04092, 04098
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Readers named it New England’s best beach town. What’s your favorite thing to do in Ogunquit, Maine?
Share your favorite thing to do in Ogunquit, Maine, named best New England beach town by Boston.com readers.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
The Graham Platner Problem Is Getting Too Big for the DNC and Schumer to Ignore
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty It's been a week since the Maine Senate primary, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Graham Platner easily winning the nomination over t...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Lewiston Sun Journal
A three-way gubernatorial race allows one candidate to torpedo another. That makes me nervous for Maine.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Facing sinking enrollment, Maine's island schools are finding unique solutions to stay afloat
Many school districts across the country face declining enrollment, teacher shortages and funding uncertainties. For small island communities off the coast o...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Soaking rains arrive in Maine on Thursday
Tracking rain and thunderstorms on Thursday that could produce substantial rainfall.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Is Graham Platner's oyster farm 'totally fake'? Fact-checking attack on Senate candidate
The head of the Maine Wire said the Democrat running to represent the state in the U.S. Senate is lying about his blue-collar oyster farming job.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Firefighters unable to save woman after fire burns apartment building in northern Maine
Firefighters pulled a woman from an apartment building in Fort Kent after a fire on Monday and tried to revive her, but were unable.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Nicholas Blanchard intimidated City Councilor Courtney Gary-Allen in 2 incidents on April 16, a Maine district judge wrote, constituting harassment.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
I spent a day with some of Maine’s most experienced fly fishermen. Here’s how it went.
Some of Maine's most experienced fly fishermen gathered at the historic Rangeley Inn and Tavern for the recent White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
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43.6842680, -70.3580330
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6:02 AM America/New_York
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Cumberland County
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