Maine encourages absentee voting in July primary election

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s top election official is encouraging people to vote via absentee ballot during the July primary election to limit the exposure that voters and polling workers have to the coronavirus.

A Community Foundation is Providing More Than $200,000 In Grants to a Marine Science Institution, a Gay Advocacy Group and Others

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) – A community foundation in Maine is providing more than $200,000 in grants to a marine science…

Maine’s top Election Official is Encouraging People to Vote via Absentee For the July Primary

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) –  Maine’s top election official is encouraging people to vote via absentee ballot during the July primary…

42 new cases, one new death reported by Maine CDC Sunday

n a week of higher positive test results for coronavirus among Mainers, the Maine Centers for Disease Control said a York County man in his 60s died and 42 new cases were diagnosed in its Sunday update.

Naples business concerned with 14-day quarantine

As small businesses in Naples are looking ahead to summer, some are afraid of not seeing as many tourists as usual.

Spectrum suing the state over new law

Cable TV provider Spectrum is suing the state over a Maine law that requires it to return a portion of a customer’s monthly bill when service is discontinued. 

Maine Forest Service warns of fire danger this weekend

The Maine Forest Service is warning of a high risk of wildfires this weekend.

Plenty of power this summer, but higher rates down the road?

Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months.

Teen injured in hit-and-run, police searching for driver

Maine State Police are seeking the public’s help tracking a driver accused to striking a teenage girl riding her bike,…

Coronavirus cases top 2,000, two new deaths

The Maine Center for Disease Control reported a total of 2,103 coronavirus cases on Saturday, an increase of 65 cases…