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Maine CDC reports 4 deaths, 636 new coronavirus cases

The Maine CDC reported Friday that four more Mainers have died with COVID-19. It raises the statewide death toll to 540.

Thousands of Moderna vaccine doses delivered to Maine exceeded safe temperature threshold

Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. CDC are working with Operation Warp Speed to determine how 4,400 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that arrived in Maine exceeded their temperature requirements.

Maine CDC reports 386 coronavirus cases, 5 additional deaths

Maine’s coronavirus-related death toll has climbed to 519. That includes five new deaths that were announced by the Maine CDC Tuesday morning.

30 new deaths, 438 new coronavirus cases reported in Maine on Saturday

The Maine CDC reporting 30 new coronavirus-related deaths, and 438 new positive cases as of Saturday as the state continues…

Maine CDC orders Alfred Fire and Rescue to close amid a COVID-19 outbreak

A slew of positive COVID-19 cases has temporarily shuttered the Alfred Fire and Rescue Department, according to a Facebook post…

Maine CDC reports 16 deaths, 823 coronavirus cases

Another 16 people in our state have died with COVID-19, according to Friday’s report from the Maine CDC. It raises the statewide death toll to 477.

Houlton man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Topsfield

Maine State Police say one person was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 1 in Topsfield.

Investigators believe incendiary device is to blame for fire at Bangor apartment building

Police say a fire at an apartment building in Bangor was caused by an incendiary device that was thrown inside.

Maine reports 8 more deaths, 808 new coronavirus cases

Maine’s coronavirus-related death toll continues to climb. The Maine CDC reported Thursday morning that eight more Mainers have died with COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 461.

Bangor man accused of domestic violence involving 2-year-old

Bangor police say a local man was arrested and charged with domestic violence after his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child was brought to a doctor’s office with suspicious injuries.

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