One person dead, dozens left homeless after Lewiston apartment fire

A fire that broke out at an apartment building in Lewiston on Saturday left one man dead and nearly 60 people displaced.

COVID-19 test manufacturers ready to ramp up production

(AP) Two companies that manufacture COVID-19 testing supplies in Maine say they’re ready to step up to meet demand following the president’s vaccine and testing mandates for companies with more than 100 workers.

Maine schools adopting pool testing to beat delta variant

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Maine is starting the week with more than a dozen outbreaks of COVID-19 in schools, and many schools are testing to mitigate the risk.

Driver killed when SUV rolls over, hits tree in Maine

GARLAND, Maine (AP) Police say a driver was killed when his sport utility vehicle rolled and crashed into a tree in the town of Garland.

West Minot fire destroys building that housed store, post office

MINOT, Maine (AP) Investigators on Monday were back at the scene of a weekend fire that destroyed the Village Trading Post in West Minot.

Massachusetts man faces retrial in killing in Maine

AUBURN, Maine (AP) Jury selection began Monday in the retrial of a Massachusetts man whose murder conviction was overturned by the state supreme court in Maine.

Maine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest

Growers are looking for something to cheer after a dismal 2020 in which crops withered from heat and drought, and some potatoes were given away

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities

A rule from the Treasury Department focuses eligibility on areas lacking upload speeds of at least 25 megabits per second and download speeds of 3Mbps. That makes many remote, rural areas eligible but not cities.

Beech Ridge Speedway set to close after 72 years

Track owner Andy Cusack announced the track was under contract to real estate developers at the year-end awards ceremony after the races Saturday night.

Maine, a 9/11 footnote, pauses to remember 20th anniversary

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A wreath-laying ceremony in Maine’s largest city was among the events marking the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.