Legislating from Augusta Civic Center could be costly

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The legislative session in which lawmakers were sworn in at the Augusta Civic Center cost just over $145,000, including tablets for lawmakers, other technology, lunches and rent.

First vaccine doses arrive in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine hospitals have begun receiving the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine produced by Pfizer.

Portland’s most senior firefighter has died

The 58-year-old Flynn had been with the Portland Fire Department since 1986 and spent years serving on Ladder Co. 1 out of the Munjoy Hill Station.

Distracted driver strikes tree, two escape with non-life threatening injuries

Two people escaped without serious injuries after a man drove off the road and struck a tree Saturday morning in…

Charley Pride, country’s first Black superstar, dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) Charley Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi who became one of country music’s biggest stars and…

7 new COVID-19 deaths pushes Maine death toll to 257

The additional deaths reported today are three women ages 70 to 90 years old in Cumberland County, and four women ages 50 to 90 years old in York County.

Race, childhood education, leading reasons for Maine inequity, new report finds

The Portland Press Herald reports the annual report from the nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council uses a number of measures to compare Maine’s economy to New England and the United States.

Congress passes Collin’s Alzheimer protection bill

The proposal is designed to make sure the U.S. Department of Justice’s elder abuse training materials consider the needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders.

Maine businesses must deny entry to patrons who don’t mask

Maine’s governor says owners and operators of businesses and indoor spaces in the state must now deny entry to people who refuse to wear a mask.

Maine submits second request for doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The state of Maine has formally requested a second allotment of a COVID-19 vaccine.