Ben Pinette
Dover-Foxcroft police chief arrested and charged in domestic assault
Officials say a Maine police chief has been arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.
Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus
A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers who harvest the fruit in the nation’s northeastern corner
Dry summer brings blessed relief from biting insects
Many folks have been spending more time outdoors during the pandemic, and fortunately there were fewer bugs around to bite them
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat
Vermont plastic bag ban July 1; some New England states delay amid virus
Vermont is moving ahead with its ban on single-use plastic bags on July 1, while some other states postponed theirs out of fears of spreading the coronavirus with reusable bags
Massachusetts man pays off nearly 42-year-old Maine parking ticket
The Massachusetts resident said he’s sure he deserved the ticket and intended to pay it, but forgot about it over the years.