It's the unofficial beginning of summer this weekend as the state celebrates Memorial Day. Here's a list of what's open and closed around the state on the holiday, Monday, May 27.
9 hours ago These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.
Randy McCoy & Sharon Buck from the Morning Buzz want to thank you for listening to the Bee everyday at work by giving you the FREE BEE Lunch Break.
Yesterday I think that most Mainers like the fact that the state isn't crowed and in the past year, the state didn't gain many more residents. The latest United States Census data shows, that Maine gained 648 new residents from July 2011 to July 2012, for a total of 1,329,192.
Yesterday
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Nature Conservancy are putting up new warning signs that ask motorists in southern York County to be aware of rare turtles crossing the road.
2 days ago
Unity Raceway will open for the season May 26 at 1 p.m.. The racetrack will begin a new era and direction this season under Jere Humphrey. Humphrey has leased Unity Raceway from Ralph and Nancy Nason. It's a two-year lease for $35,000 per year.
According to the Sun Journal, a 20-year-old man from Orono is facing charges of murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, 15, whose body was discovered in the woods near Old Town on Monday.
Published reports say Kyle Dube is in custody at the Penobscot County Jail. He has been in jail since May 17,
3 days ago Police departments across Maine are stepping up enforcement of the state's mandatory seat belt law over the next two weeks as part of the 'National Click It Or Ticket' campaign.
3 days ago On Sunday at the Silver Spur in Mechanic Falls, the awards were handed out from a competition held in April. Maine country artists and musicians came from all over to compete and the talent there was incredible!
Did your favorite take home a trophy? See the complete list below!
4 days ago As the thermometer starts to rise, so do the gasoline prices in Maine and across the country. The price-Monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports that the average cost for a gallon of gas in Maine went up more than three cents this week to $3.54.
