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Maine State Police close down interstate briefly due to two separate incidents

Two incidents briefly shut down traffic on I-95 on Tuesday morning.

Man charged with setting fires at church held on $25K bail

A Maine man charged with setting fires at a Massachusetts church with a predominantly Black congregation has been held on $25,000 bail.

Police investigate multi-vehicle crash in Auburn

One man is in the hospital in serious condition following a three-vehicle crash at an intersection in Auburn.

Portland’s city council votes to extend outdoor dining until May

Portland’s City Council has extended outdoor dining in public spaces into the spring.

1st Mainers get second vaccination dose as rollout continues

Mainers have begun receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

Man, deer rescued from icy waters of Maine lake

A man and a deer were rescued from the icy waters of a Maine lake after the man fell into the water trying to save the struggling deer.

Some GOP lawmakers demand that colleagues return to work

A small group of Republican lawmakers plans to travel to the Maine Statehouse to call on colleagues to return to session.

Maine hopes to complete 1st vaccine phase by February

Maine has started providing coronavirus vaccines to health workers other than hospital staff, and hopes to give one to all health care personnel in the state by next month.

UMaine to host first games since pandemic began

The University of Maine is ready to host its first winter sporting events since the pandemic began in March.

Maine orders more vaccines

State health officials have ordered tens of thousands more doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

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