WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Back in Maine, Pingree Stresses Local Impact of Republicans' Failure to Protect Health Care, Keep the Government Open * Hours after the federal government shut down, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) condemned Republicans' refusal to work with Democrats to keep the government open--and stop millions of Americans from falling off a health care cliff. During a press conference at the Portland In  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release: * * * New York Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine from New York to Midcoast Maine A Union man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for distributing fentanyl and cocaine. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Kenneth Adams, 40, to 10 years in federal prison followed by eight years of supervised release for traffic  more