Maine wants kids to make videos promoting COVID-19 shot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine wants children in the state to participate in a video competition to encourage their peers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Power line vote challenged in court, no halt to construction

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine residents overwhelmingly voted to halt a $1 billion electric line that is already under construction, but that doesn’t spell the end of the polarizing project in the state’s western woods.

Mazer wins Portland city council race after name was drawn from antique bowl

Planning board chairman Branden Mazer has won at-large seat on the Portland City Council. The winner was selected by drawing a name from an antique bowl after the race ended in a two-way tie following a ranked-choice runoff.

Family releases name of 5-year-old victim in South Paris fire

New details have emerged after a fire in South Paris that left a 5-year-old dead.

14 deaths, 660 additional cases of coronavirus reported across Maine

Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 14 more Mainers with COVID-19 had died.

Trolley crash in Bangor leaves three injured

A trolley that was transporting voters to the polls in Bangor on Tuesday crashed, leaving three people injured.

Winner in dead heat race for Portland City Council to be determined by random drawing

The race for Portland’s at-large city council seat will come down to the luck of the draw.

Open enrollment through Maine’s new online insurance marketplace begins

Mainers can now sign up for health insurance through the state’s new marketplace that was launched under the Affordable Care Act.

Maine city becomes 2nd in state to adopt ranked voting

Voters in a Maine city decided Tuesday that they want their hometown to be the second in the state to use a ranked form of voting.

98% of UMaine System students have verified COVID-19 shot

ORONO, Maine (AP) Nearly all University of Maine System students who live on campus have verified their COVID-19 vaccination status.