MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Archaeologists in Maine are working hard to excavate a 277-year-old fort before state road crews repave the area. Historians had suspected Province Fort was beneath River Road in Windham, but nobody could dig for evidence after it was paved in the 1920s.

An animal rights group asking Maine officials to put up a tombstone in memory of lobsters that were killed after a truck crashed in Brunswick last week has been denied by state officials. Central Maine reports the Maine Department of Transportation sent a letter back Thursday saying no signs are allowed mostly for safety reasons.

The Maine Department of Transportation wants drivers to be safe on the roads this holiday, so they’re posting highway signs but having some fun with them.

With thousands of drivers heading to Maine for the holiday weekend, the state is trying to make them laugh while telling them to be safe.

A bridge being built between New Hampshire and Maine is about to open.

For the second consecutive winter, Maine does not have enough drivers to plow snow, despite new incentives from the state.