By Bill Trotter on Sep 07, 2021 06:00 pm The total number of cases associated with the school and the city's recreation department is now up to seven. Read more... »
By Jessica Piper on Sep 07, 2021 05:50 pm The return to normal was most notable on the Maine Turnpike, which saw more than 1.05 million transactions between Friday and Monday, according to data from the turnpike authority. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Sep 07, 2021 05:04 pm The situation highlights how rampantly COVID-19 is spreading in Penobscot County as schools return to full-time, in-person learning this fall. Read more... »
By Rosemary Lausier on Sep 07, 2021 04:23 pm George Hillman, 75, was last seen at 1330 Meadow Road at 11:30 a.m. when he went for a walk, officials said. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 07, 2021 04:13 pm Drawn mostly from Afghanistan's dominant Pashtun ethnic group, the Cabinet's lack of representation from other ethnic groups also seems certain to hobble its support from abroad. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 07, 2021 03:49 pm TYLER, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday that adds more voting restrictions in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout and preserve the GOP’s eroding dominance. Abbott signed the sweeping changes during a ceremony in the East […] Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 07, 2021 03:14 pm Alain Jean Claude Nahimana served as the president of the Burundi Community Association and as coordinator of the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition before launching the immigrant welcome center. Read more... »
By David Marino Jr. on Sep 07, 2021 02:49 pm The alliance argues that the mandate exceeds DHHS’ rulemaking authority under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act and violates the right to refuse unwanted medical treatment that they say is in the Maine Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, according to the filing. Read more... »
By Rosemary Lausier on Sep 07, 2021 02:36 pm The reopening comes as Maine sees a high surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the delta variant. Read more... »
By Lori Valigra on Sep 07, 2021 11:36 am A group opposing a consumer-owned utility effort in Maine filed on Monday to put a rival question on the ballot that would require voter approval of any new debt over $1 billion at a general election. Read more... »
