The recent proposal would increase fees for non-residential beach passes to $180 and limit them to just over 400 total.

Town leaders in Scarborough, Maine, are considering a proposal to increase non-resident beach pass fees as they grapple with a surge in demand in recent years, NEWS CENTER Maine reports. Currently, Scarborough offers non-resident beach passes for $150.

"There are a lot of days where the mail isn’t getting delivered on some routes, and it’s starting to build up," one letter carrier said.

Scarborough is not the only town in the state contemplating a ban. Many other communities in Maine have either implemented or considered a ban on electronic devices in recent years. A ...

Maine has not increased its cigarette tax in 20 years, falling behind other states that have recognized the life-saving potential of this policy. Raising the tax by at least $1 per pack, as proposed in the governor’s budget, would have an immediate impact, encouraging current smokers to quit and discouraging young people from ever starting.

Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that she had nominated Julia Lipez, a superior court justice in Augusta, to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The nomination comes days after Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill said in her annual State of the Judiciary address that the judicial branch is struggling with vacancies,

A state lawmaker has submitted an after-deadline bill to create a state-funded, no-interest loan program to help Maine farmers struggling to survive a federal funding freeze that has left them on the hook for at least $1 million in unreimbursed expenses.

Too many drivers in Maine are being too nice while behind the wheel, leading to instances of one specific and very dangerous practice.