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862 cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths reported in Maine as state gears up for childhood vaccinations

Maine health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 862 cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths over the previous three days.

Mainers voting on $100M in transportation bonds

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Mainers are being asked Tuesday if they want to approve a $100 million bond for transportation projects.

Mainers to decide on 1st ‘right to food’ amendment in US

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment.

Mainers have their say on $1B electric transmission line

(AP) Maine voters are weighing in Tuesday on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) conduit for Canadian hydropower that’s billed as either a bold step in battling climate change or an unnecessary destruction of woodlands.

Absentee ballots suggest sizable interest in Maine election

Tens of thousands of Mainers requested absentee ballots for Tuesday’s election, suggesting a higher-than-usual vote in an off-year election.

Police searching for suspect in York bank robbery

Police say they’re searching for the suspect accused of robbing a bank in York on Monday.

Police in Oxford County asking for information leading to missing 13-year-old

Police are asking for help finding a 13-year-old from Buckfield who went missing over the weekend.

MaineHealth network to help study long-term COVID-19 effects

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s largest health network said Monday it will receive $1.5 million from the federal government to take part in a nationwide study about long-term effects of COVID-19.

Gas prices rise again in northern New England

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gas prices are continuing to rise in northern New England.

Harris Berman, Tufts dean who brought medical training to Maine, dies at 83

BOSTON (AP) Harris Berman, the dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine for eight years, has died. He was 83.

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