A New Hampshire man won $1 million off a $25 scratch ticket that was sold at a Maine convenience store, according to the Maine State Lottery.

The Kennebunkport man who won $1 million in the lottery in May has won again. This time, Robert Stuart bought a $25 Maine Lottery instant ticket for the ...

A Maine man won a $100000 lottery jackpot just three months after collecting a $1 million prize from a scratch-off ticket.

A resident of Maine who won $1 million in the state lottery just three months ago has now reaped an additional $100000 in a different game.

Maine's any deer permit lottery is scheduled for Friday.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's deer hunters will learn this week if they've been selected for a permit that allows them greater ability to hunt the animals.

Plenty of news out of New England as Maine governor lets sports betting die for 2019 and Rhode Island still aiming for mobile launch next week.

Over 59,000 people were successful in winning an any-deer permit in 2019 and of those, about 56,000 were from Maine. The first two digits of the Any Deer ...

In league with the Global Climate Strike, multiple demonstrations calling for action on climate change are scheduled in communities across Central Maine on ...

A Kennebunkport man who won big on a scratch ticket in May is again a lottery winner. Back in the spring, Robert Stuart was acting on a whim when he spent ...

Most of us will never be lucky enough to win one meaningful lottery amount- let alone two.

MONMOUTH — The 11th annual AppleFest 5K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, from the shadow of Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. Awards will begin at 9 ...

Over the past decades, Mainers who come across injured or ill birds have come to know the name “Avian Haven” as a rehabilitation facility that can offer the best ...

COOPERS MILLS—Natalie Ledue, FNP will join the medical staff at Sheepscot Valley Health Center this fall. She recently obtained a Master of Science in ...

There are 94 days left before you need to lace up your Bean boots. Unless Maine sets a new first snowfall record — in that case, it's a mere 45. There are ...

Among those complications: Warm weather may cause the burly moose to be less active and hunters will have to move quickly to keep meat from spoiling.

Hallowell's Stevens Hall will house 36 students, with a second dormitory planned for the 2020-2021 school year.

Over the past three years, the Libra Foundation has poured more than $10 million into rescuing Monson, Maine.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Maine Lottery's “WPT” game were: JH-2C-4C-7H-6S. (JH, 2C, 4C, 7H, 6S) ...

As the state considers expanding gambling options, clinicians warn there are not enough resources to help people addicted to games of chance. By Peter ...

The Maine legislature passed a comprehensive sports betting bill that should become the model law for post-PASPA sports gambling expansion.

Gambling lobbyists in Maine are spending big to try and get a number of different gambling expansion laws pushed through.

To an obdurate defender of economic theory's central simplifying assumption — that people act to maximize their long-run satisfaction — lotteries provide a ...

The Maine Lottery has had another record year. Lottery officials say during the fiscal year that ended June 30, the lottery set records for sales, prize money, ...

Debates are likely on the floor of the Legislature over a bill to allow online wagering, set a 2-tiered tax rate and allow on-premises betting at 11 locations.

A Maine dad is celebrating winning a $500,000 from a $20 scratch-off, but it isn't the first time he has had luck with the state lottery. Peter Alley won the ...

Peter Alley just won $500000 in a lottery scratch-off game less than two years after another six-figure win.

The sports betting market in New England is about to get more crowded. The Maine Legislature this week passed a bill to legalize wagering on athletic contests, ...

In addition, the stores, including two in southern Maine, collectively paid out more than $2 million in prize money in 2018.

In addition to those two states, this week's recap of sports betting news includes new updates from California, Indiana and Ohio.

At least three bills are pending in the State House, as questions linger about where the state's share of the money will go and what businesses will benefit.

I've talked and written about this topic so much I bet you're tired of hearing about it. It's legal sports betting here in Maine. While I am still a bit ticked off it's not ...

WINSLOW— A “Hafli,” a fall Mediterranean Festival, will be held 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at MacCrillis- Rousseau VFW Post 8835, 175 Veterans ...

Hunters hoping to increase their odds of filling their tag this fall can do so in the simplest of ways. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has ...

A celebration offering a firsthand experience of the rich traditions of Lebanese culture and the Maronite Catholic Church is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m..

The wait is nearly over. On Saturday afternoon, 2820 lucky moose hunters will learn that they have received a permit and will embark upon the hunt of a lifetime ...

ALFRED — David R. Burns of Alfred is a happy man this week, courtesy of the Maine Lottery. Burns won $10,000 playing the Maine Lottery's Ultimate Millions ...

About 18 months after he won $100000 from the Maine Lottery, a Bar Harbor man has struck gold again, winning half a million dollars with another lottery ticket.

A crowd of more than 500 gathered under a large tent at Cabela's in Scarborough, Maine, for this year's lottery.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and ...

OXFORD, Maine (AP) — Maine's two casinos set a state gambling record last year by taking in almost $144 million.

Gambling is becoming legal in more states and in different ways as of late. With online betting and the rising popularity of fantasy sports and sports betting, there ...

BAR HARBOR — Peter Alley is “a little overwhelmed” after winning $500,000 in the Maine State Lottery last month, his second large lottery payout in less than ...

In Maine, a representative from the Passamaquoddy tribe reportedly testified in front of state lawmakers earlier this week in hopes of helping to get a legislation ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's window for deer hunters to apply for a permit is closing this week. The state uses "any deer" permits to allow hunters to harvest a ...

According to WGME, a Bar Harbor man has struck it big in the lottery twice in less than two years. In December 2017, Peter Alley won $100,000 in the Maine ...

They say 42-year-old Jason Sutton had a lottery type game set up at the 'Home Grown Maine' event at the Augusta Civic Center.

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) Check your Powerball tickets! Though no one in Maine won the latest Powerball jackpot, one ticket sold in Maine is worth a nice ...

KENNEBUNK — Chad A. Diffin of Kennebunk is wearing a big smile these days thanks to the Maine Lottery. Diffin won $50,000 playing the Maine Lottery's ...

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine, including former governor Paul Lepage's new summer job.

BAR HARBOR — Peter Alley is feeling fine, but “a little overwhelmed” after winning $500000 in the Maine State Lottery last month. The Bar Harbor resident.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills will call a special session of the state legislature, giving Maine's sports betting bill a slim chance to survive. Maine's sports betting bill was ...

A South Portland man hit it big, winning half a million dollars from a $20 lottery ticket. Maine State Lottery officials said Lawrence Trudeau bought the winning ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature late Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would tax and regulate sports betting while allowing online and ...

Maine will issue 68,145 any-deer permits this summer – 20 percent fewer than last year's record number – after exceeding its goal for the doe harvest last year ...

POLAND — Eight licenses to operate marijuana businesses were handed out to six residents in a lottery drawing Wednesday afternoon at the Town Hall.

STATEWIDE (WGME) - A Maine legislator is trying to change state law after an I-Team story last year about illegal raffles in Maine. State Senator Scott Cyrway ...

YORK COUNTY — Anna M. Mountain of Lebanon has won $100,000 playing Maine Lottery's Right on the Money scratch-off game. She purchased the winning ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) - It's the season for holiday festivals and fundraisers and many of those events feature raffles, but the head of the state's Gambling Control ...

Robert Stuart said he was feeling lucky when he bought the $25 ticket – and light-headed when he won $1 million. By Dennis HoeyStaff Writer. Follow on Twitter ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Thanks to a new law, hunters will be able to donate their Maine moose permit to a wounded *service* member or veteran. LD 708's ...

As more states embrace sports gambling, the overall concept feels like a safe bet for the state.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from ...

Maine plans to issue a little more than 68000 "any deer" permits this year.

MADISON, Wis. — A 24-year-old Wisconsin man stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $768 million Powerball prize, the nation's third-largest lottery jackpot, ...

BANGOR (BDN) -- A former East Millinocket woman, who became the largest single lottery winner in U. S. history in 2013, is suing her son for allegedly ...

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's window for deer hunters to apply for a permit is closing this week. The state uses "any deer'' permits to allow hunters to harvest a ...

SCARBOROUGH — The state with the largest moose population in the 48 contiguous United States is set to issue more hunting permits for the giant animals this ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill Thursday setting up a legal framework for the sale of recreational marijuana to adults as early as next year.. Maine news ...

An unemployed New Jersey man who almost forgot his $273 million jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket at the store where he bought it says he's going ...

Legal NH sports betting is coming to the Granite State after Gov. Chris Sununu signed the enabling bill into law on Friday.

Sliding a handwritten note into a plastic bottle, and tossing it in the ocean was something Matt Rhoades felt compelled to do. It was the summer of 1998 or 1999, ...

STATEWIDE (BDN) -- A year after the state issued the most any-deer permits in its history, wildlife biologists have scaled back the proposal for this year's permit ...

If you're among those who'd love to go on a Maine moose hunt this fall, but who have still not applied for the annual permit lottery, you'd better get cracking: The ...

The Maine Lottery on Monday singled out three stores, including one in Lisbon, for being top sellers of lottery tickets in Maine. Those stores paid more than $2.1 ...

The Maine Legislature is considering several proposals that would expand betting on live sporting events, including the Super Bowl. Sen. Louis Luchini of ...

TimberStone Adventures Inc., a treehouse resort and disc golf course in Stoneham, says it is giving away its entire property through a photo contest.. Maine ...

LEWISTON — For Tina Crowley of Lewiston, last year's hunt was the hunt of a lifetime. A grandmother and avid hunter, she had her first grand slam, getting a ...

The prize for the Mega Millions lottery is at $1.6 billion, and Mainers are buying up tickets. But the director of operations for the Maine Lottery,

The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services is now accepting applications for the 2019 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt, held annually on farmland ...

Some of the world's foremost moose researchers will head to one of Maine's “moose-iest” locales next month for the 53rd North American Moose Conference.

With the Legislature ready to vote this week on rules for recreational marijuana sales and regulation in Maine, businesses that have been waiting to enter that ...

AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services is accepting applications for the 2019 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt, held annually on ...

First, a question: Did you know there was a world record for the most people calling moose at the same time? The answer: Until now, there wasn't.. Maine news ...

POLAND — Poland will hold its first marijuana licensing lottery from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office conference room. The Town office is located ...

LYMAN — A Lyman resident is enjoying 2019 after winning big on a Maine State Lottery scratch-off ticket. Richard M. Olin of Lyman collected $20,000 from a $2 ...

One lucky student enrolled at Northern Maine Community College during the upcoming academic year (2019-20) will win free tuition thanks to a fundraiser by ...

We Mainers love our moose, and a sizeable subsection of us loves our annual moose hunt. But we're certainly not the only place on the planet that has these ...

Though no one in Maine won the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, state lottery officials said more than 46,000 tickets sold in Maine were worth between ...

Sheepscot General Farm, of Whitefield, will test a new crop this year — and a new way of selling the crop — when it opens a pick-your-own hemp field in ...

In the past 39 years, the moose lottery has never failed to create excitement across the state; here are some classic images of the cherished Maine event over ...

KENNEBUNK — John Patuleia was able to get an early start on his Christmas shopping after winning $20,000 on a Maine Lottery scratch-off ticket.

Read more on the when experts think your state will officially legalize sports betting, both at physical locations and online.

Eight years after a federal investigation began with undercover fisheries enforcement officers gathering evidence on a wildlife trafficking scheme, the last two of ...

Encore Boston Harbor is finally opening its doors Sunday morning — and they're not closing. Looming over industrial Mystic River waterfront in Everett, the ...

A mystery animal that sparked online speculation after being spotted outside a Maine museum was identified as an albino porcupine.

April 13, 2019. A 90-year-old Maine native who won a $278 million Powerball lottery in 2013 is suing her son for mismanaging her money. Gloria C. Mackenzie ...

This weekend, 2,820 moose hunters will receive a much sought after permit to hunt moose this season. With Maine boasting the second-largest moose ...

U.S. law allows Americans to engage in certain activities that are known to be risky and unhealthy. Every day, Americans enjoy vices like smoking cigarettes, ...

The article about Henry Bear's acquittal suggested that the charges were based on the amount Bear exceeded his elver quota, which was inaccurate.

AUGUSTA — A legislative committee that oversees gambling voted Monday to kill several bills related to legalized sports betting in Maine, leaving alive a single ...

A Corinth man whose podiatrist cut off the wrong toe at St. Joseph Hospital two years ago has sued the doctor, his practice and the hospital in Penobscot County ...