Dozens of miles of Maine freight rail lines to be improved

MATTAWAMKEAG, Maine (AP) A railway company has been awarded nearly $17 million in federal money to make improvements that will boost freight rail in central and eastern Maine.

Absentee ballot requests top 233,000 in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The number of absentee ballot requests in Maine has topped 233,000, and Democrats continue to outnumber Republicans in requesting them.

Maine police chief charged with aggravated assault

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (AP) Officials say a Maine police chief has been arrested for aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

Maine schools to get another $165M in coronavirus relief

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s governor says school systems will receive another $164 million in federal coronavirus relief to help with health and safety protocols.

Maine senator, brewery owner faces labor complaint

A Maine state senator who is also the owner of a popular Portland brewery is facing a labor complaint stemming from attempts to form a union at her business.

Maine police make arrest in decades old cold murder case

Prosecutors in Maine have indicted a man on a murder charge in the death of a woman who was found beaten to death in 1984.

Maine governor lifts travel restrictions for Massachusetts residents

Massachusetts joins the list of states whose residents do not have to test negative for COVID-19 or quarantine for 14 days if they plan on travelling to Maine.

Southern Maine school district reports one case of COVID-19

An individual at Massabesic Middle School in Waterboro has tested positive for COVID-19.

Maine man gets 10 years in prison for credit union robbery

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) A Maine man authorities say robbed a Massachusetts credit union has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, authorities say.

PUC approves largest green energy purchase in Maine history

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved 17 renewable energy projects, representing the largest procurement of renewable energy in Maine’s history.