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Vaccine Milestone Reached in the State of Maine
Officials said 38% of eligible Maine residents have received their final dose.
Virus Affecting Small Towns More in Maine
Health officials said factors could be growing weariness of masks and social distancing.
Former Maine Corrections Officer Charged with Sexual Abuse
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former Maine corrections officer has turned himself in to investigators after facing charges of sexually abusing a former inmate.
Police said Thursday that 30-year-old Jonathan Williams was charged with gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching...
Maine Stays Under Emergency Order for at Least 1 More Month
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine will remain under a state of emergency order until at least the middle of May, the state’s governor has ruled.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills extended the emergency order on Wednesday. She first instituted the order in March 2020, near the outset of the pandemic...
Maine Bill Proposes Separate, Elevated State Agency for Children
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker wants to make the state agency that serves children a separate, cabinet level-department.
The Portland Press Herald reports state Senator Bill Diamond introduced a bill that would remove the Office of Children and Family Services from the Department of Health and Human Services...
Red Sox & Twins Series to Begin; Wednesday Doubleheader Added
The games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons remain on schedule.
Patriots Receiver Julian Edelman Announces Retirement
Team owner Robert Kraft called Edelman “one of the great success stories in our franchise’s history.”
Maine Man Charged with Lying to get $60,000 PPP Loan
Global Disruptive Technologies is the business name under which he obtained the PPP loan.
Maine Hockey Coach Red Gendron Dies Unexpectedly at 63
Gendron held many coach positions over his career and was an assistant with the New Jersey Devils in 1994-95 when they won the Stanley Cup.
More can Attend Weddings, Parties in Maine Next Month
The restrictions are designed to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the state, officials said.