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Maine Guard soldier accused of sexually abusing colleague

A Maine National Guard soldier has been charged with sexually abusing a colleague while serving on the southern border, officials said.

COVID-19 surge continues in Maine with more than 600 new cases on Friday

The surge of COVID-19 is continuing in Maine, with another 665 infections and three deaths reported by the Maine Center for Disease Control on Friday.

Millions in federal relief allocated for Maine broadband expansion

The state of Maine is set to receive more than $128 million in relief funding to expand broadband infrastructure in the state.

Maine Turnpike expects busy holiday weekend in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The Maine Turnpike Authority projects that traffic volume this holiday weekend will return to close to pre-pandemic levels.

Mainers paying more for livestock drug as demand increases due to COVID-19 misinformation

A drug typically used to treat parasites in livestock is harder to come by in some places, and some suppliers say it’s due to misinformation about it’s effectiveness in treating COVID-19.

Gov. Mills gives Maine healthcare workers an additional month to get vaccinated

Maine Governor Janet Mills says the state’s healthcare workers will have more time to get vaccinated.

Maine CDC reports more than 600 new COVID-19 cases

The state of Maine saw a significant rise in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as a surge being blamed on the Delta variant shows no signs of abating.

Maine man pleads guilty to baseball bat killings of 4

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) A Maine man who used a baseball bat to beat his mother, his grandparents and his grandparents’ caretaker to death in Massachusetts in 2017 has pleaded guilty.

Warning issued for drone operators ahead of air show

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) The Great State of Maine Air Show this weekend will feature aerial acrobats, all manner of vintage and modern planes, and the Navy’s flight demonstration team.

Maine Med nurses speak out against rollback of pandemic-related employee protections

Several nurses from Maine Medical Center urged the hospital to stop planned rollbacks of employee COVID-19 protections at a press conference on Wednesday.

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