Maine committee nixes bid to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandates

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A committee of the Maine Legislature has voted against a proposal that would have prohibited the state from enacting COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Construction of Maine’s tallest building getting started

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The construction of a building that is expected to become the tallest in Maine has started in the state’s largest city.

Police investigate robbery at Walgreens in Portland

Police in Portland are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a robbery at a Walgreens on Congress Street.

Palmyra man faces charges stemming from building fire

A Palmyra man is accused of arson in connection with one of two fires that broke out on the same street on the same afternoon.

Police in Franklin County ask for help finding man last seen two weeks ago

Police are searching for a missing Franklin County man last seen on January 6th.

Police release identity of Portland man killed in crash that split vehicle in half

Police have released the identity of the victim in a fatal crash in Portland.

Sens. King and Collins not backing push for restrictions on Congressional stock trading

Maine’s Congressional delegation is split on a push to ban trading of individual stocks among members of Congress.

More than half of eligible Mainers have received COVID-19 booster

The state says more than half of all fully vaccinated residents have received a COVID-19 booster shot.

New state insurance marketplace sees ups, downs

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s state-run health insurance marketplace encountered problems for consumers and brokers during its first few months in operation, but also enrolled 10 percent more people than the previous year.

Report says Maine should change language in correction laws

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine should rewrite some of its laws relating to the state corrections department so that the language is not demeaning to people in its system, who are regularly referred to in statutes as “prisoner, inmate or convict,” according to a report that’s under review by a lawmaking committee.