By Leela Stockley on Sep 22, 2021 05:55 pm Former Gov. Paul LePage is holding a 2022 campaign kickoff rally at the Augusta Civic Center this evening. The kickoff will provide insight into the former governor’s plans and style. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Sep 22, 2021 05:52 pm A Kennebec County jury on Wednesday found an Auburn man not guilty of murder in the shooting death of a father of five in a Walmart parking lot more than two years ago, according to the Maine attorney General’s office. Read more... »
By Julia Bayly on Sep 22, 2021 05:46 pm Things are starting to ramp up as the summer’s deer tick nymphs are turning into this fall’s adults. Numbers of the Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks will continue to rise, peaking in October. Read more... »
By Joseph Cyr on Sep 22, 2021 05:09 pm A family-owned chain of five McDonald’s restaurants in northern Maine, dating back to the 1970s, has been sold to a Massachusetts-based company. Read more... »
By Caitlin Andrews on Sep 22, 2021 04:48 pm Maine health care providers saw only a small bump in total coronavirus vaccinations between July and August before a state mandate for workers took effect, something that could challenge the industry just over a month from a deadline for full immunization. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Sep 22, 2021 04:42 pm A furniture company based in Connecticut that has cafes in every location will open in the former Toys R Us building on Bangor Mall Boulevard, according to a city official. Read more... »
By CBS 13 on Sep 22, 2021 04:22 pm The skeletal remains found near I-295 on Sept. 12 have been identified as 37-year-old Anneliese Heinig, according to the Falmouth Police Department. Read more... »
By Tribune Content Agency on Sep 22, 2021 03:49 pm As Democrats consider legislation to respond to a new Texas state ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, they have lost the support of one of the few remaining Republicans who support abortion rights. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 22, 2021 03:31 pm The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Wednesday that there have been 1,007 deaths from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. At least 915 of those deaths have been people aged 60 or older. Read more... »
By Tribune Content Agency on Sep 22, 2021 03:07 pm Many parents and children are eagerly awaiting news from vaccine manufacturers and the Food and Drug Administration on progress toward authorizing vaccines for children younger than 12. Read more... »