Postal hike doesn’t stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn’t stopped catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes this holiday season.

Gov. Mills nominates utility expert to serve as Maine Public Advocate

Governor Janet Mills has nominated an attorney and member of the state’s energy office to serve as Public Advocate.

Maine sees 1,504 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations climb to record high

The Maine Center for Disease and Prevention reported another 1,504 cases of coronavirus and two additional deaths on Wednesday, as the state sets another record for virus hospitalizations.

Horizon Organic to extend Northeast milk contracts 6 months

(AP) The company that announced this summer that it would stop buying milk from 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast next August is offering to extend those contracts another six months.

Maine to be down to 2 neurological trauma centers soon

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) The closure of a neurosurgical trauma program in central Maine will leave the state with just two.

Attorney denies attorney general charge that she overbilled

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A prominent Maine defense attorney accused of overbilling the state for court-appointed work is denying any wrongdoing.

‘Forever chemicals’ found in some central Maine chicken eggs

Chicken eggs from two homesteads in central Maine contain elevated levels of toxic industrial compounds that are associated with serious health conditions, the state’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

Suspect connected with five robberies in Portland and Falmouth taken into custody

Portland police have arrested a local man who’s been charged in connection with four robberies.

Waterville woman accused of setting fires at Colby College campus

A Waterville woman is charged with arson in connection with a series of fires at a construction site on the Colby College campus.

Portland updates vaccination policy for events at indoor facilities

The City of Portland says everyone ages five and older will have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test at some indoor events starting next year.