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Police investigate fatal crash in Buxton

One man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Buxton on Monday.

Moderna vaccine would ease burden in rural Maine, CDC says

The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus that showed promise in an ongoing study would benefit rural parts of the state in terms of equitable distribution.

Tens of thousands lose power as Maine gets smacked by powerful winds

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) Strong wind gusts swept through the state late Sunday night into early Monday morning, taking down trees, branches and power lines.

Many People Are Unable to Fill Available Jobs

MAINE (Portland Press Herald)- Despite a wide variety of available jobs in Maine, many people are unable to fill those…

Biden is considering Sen. Angus King for intelligence post

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden is considering Sen. Angus King of Maine to serve as his director of…

Surge continues with 1 new death, 152 cases of coronavirus Saturday

The Maine CDC reported one new coronavirus related death on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 163. The latest death…

Maine removes Massachusetts from it’s list of states exempt from travel restrictions

Governor Janet Mills has removed Massachusetts from the list of states whose visitors do not have to quarantine or receive a negative coronavirus test result upon entering Maine.

Androscoggin County changed to yellow under COVID-19 advisory system

Androscoggin County now joins several others in the “yellow” category under the state’s COVID-19 health advisory system.

Ryan Fecteau nominated to be the next Maine House speaker

Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives have nominated Ryan Fecteau to serve as the next speaker of the House.

Two teenagers suspected of spray-painting racial slur in Yarmouth

Police say they’ve identified two teenagers they believe are responsible for graffiti in Yarmouth.

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