Maine rep joins push for USDA to keep school meal waivers

Rep Chellie Pingree joined more than 100 members of Congress in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that called for the department to extend flexibility in school food programs through the coming school year.

Maine man fends off foxes

A pair of foxes attacked a man in a community that neighbors a city where more than a dozen residents and pets were attacked by rabid foxes last year.

Brothers arrested for July Westbrook shooting

Westbrook police say two brothers were arrested in connection with a shooting in July.

Governor Mills criticizes Trump orders, calling them “too vague”

Maine’s Democratic governor said Monday she believes President Donald Trump’s executive orders meant to address the coronavirus pandemic are about “partisan gamesmanship” rather than relief.

Job search requirement for unemployment benefits resumes

As of this week, Mainers will have to start searching for a new job in order to keep their unemployment benefits.

Buxton police search for armed robber

Police say a suspect is still at large after committing an armed robbery at a Buxton store on Saturday.

Maine tribe expands food pantry services during pandemic

The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians has received $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Community Development Block Grant program to retrofit and expand a food service facility.

Body found in Maine river after report of unoccupied boat

WELLS, Maine (AP) Maine authorities say the body of a Massachusetts man was found in the Webhannet River after authorities responded to a report of an unoccupied sailboat.

Man killed, 5 injured in boating collision in Orland

ORLAND, Maine (AP) A man who was one of 13 people on a boat was killed when a teenager operating a personal watercraft crashed into it on Toddy Pond in Orland, Maine game wardens said.

Maine lab to study blood condition that puts seniors at risk

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) The National Institute on Aging has awarded a Maine laboratory nearly a half million dollars to research a blood condition that is common in older adults.