Baldacci says flags in Maine will also be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of a Marine from Maine who was killed earlier this month in a midair collision over the Pacific Ocean off California.

The Conservation Law Foundation, which has an office in Maine, had sought protection for the bottom-dwelling fish known for its fang-like teeth.

Ival "Bud" Cianchette died last night at the age of 83.

The board voted unanimously to endorse the proposal by Black Bear Entertainment LLC

State health authorities aren't identifying the victim, but say he was a "young adult" with underlying medical conditions.

Rep. Doug Thomas is proposing a measure he says would specifically ban mandatory vaccinations for the flu, but legislative leaders say under Maine law, vaccinations are already voluntary.

Maine's governor says changes are needed in order for the law to be implemented.

The deployment is the largest since 2005, Maine Army National Guard officials told the Lewiston Sun Journal.

Officials say the blaze might have been caused by a furnace malfunction.

First Wind says it's reconsidering a plan to build a 40-megawatt wind farm near Rumford after discovering that winds on Black Mountain might be too strong for turbines to handle.