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Maine sees 732 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths over four-day period

Maine’s CDC reported another another 732 new cases of coronavirus over the four-day period from Saturday through Tuesday, as well as six additional deaths.

Navy secretary attending groundbreaking of $1.7B project

KITTERY, Maine (AP) Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro is going to be on hand for the groundbreaking of a $1.7 billion project that will expand the number of dry docks at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Maine’s recreational pot shops top $10M in sales in August

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s recreational marijuana shops topped $10 million in sales in August, the state said, with out-of-state visitors likely contributing to the surge.

Coronavirus cases prompt switch back to remote learning

(AP) Many schools in Maine are just a week into the year, and a few are already moving to remote learning because of COVID-19 cases.

Honor Flight Maine suspends D.C. trips due to delta variant

(AP) A nonprofit that flies Maine veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorials honoring their service is suspending its trips planned for September and October because of worries over the delta variant of the coronavirus.

Elective surgeries at Maine Med postponed due to delta variant

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The parent company of Maine Medical Center is postponing some elective surgical procedures because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Silver Alert cancelled after Bowdoin man with dementia found safe

UPDATE: Police say George Hillman has been found safe.

Suspect charged in arson outside of Rumford convenience store

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office says a man has been charged for setting a fire outside of a Rumford business.

Referendum would create hurdle to consumer-owned utility

Opponents of a proposal to replace the state’s private utility companies with a consumer-owned utility have crafted a referendum that could create a hurdle to issuing bonds to fund the effort.

Miles the Moose bids adieu to summer travelers in Maine

As the Labor Day weekend approached, Miles the Moose said goodbye to holiday travelers leaving Maine for the close of the summer.

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