Maine revenues exceeding revised projections

Officials say Maine’s revenues surpassed the state’s revised projections by 25% in January and are running 6.6% ahead for the first seven months of the fiscal year.

Maine Senate taking up more than 50 nominations

Maine Senate confirmation votes mark the first time all the senators have gathered together since December.

Trek Across Maine goes virtual for second year in a row

The Trek Across Maine has become a virtual event open for cyclists for the second consecutive year.

Gov. Mills backs legislation that would require insurance to cover coronavirus testing, vaccinations at no cost

Maine’s governor is throwing her support behind a proposed “COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights” touted by top Democrats in the state.

Cable companies win lawsuit over Maine’s a la carte law

A federal appeals court has rejected Maine’s law requiring cable companies to give subscribers the option of purchasing access to individual cable channels rather than bundled packages.

1 dead, 4 hurt after fire destroys home in Camden

A fire that swept through a home in Camden sent four people to hospitals and left a fifth person dead.

Maine businesses have received millions in PPP loans this year

$601 million has been doled out to companies and non-profits in Maine in the latest round of a federal pandemic relief loan program.

Trustees approve 580-bed residence hall for USM’s Portland campus

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Wednesday gave the green light to a 580-bed Portland Commons affordable student housing residence hall project for the University of Southern Maine.

Man charged with child rape volunteered with senior college

A retired drama teacher accused of sexually assaulting boys in Massachusetts and New York was allowed to teach in a senior-citizen program affiliated with the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Auburn campus.

Maine will work with school districts to administer standardized testing when it is “safe and feasible”

Maine’s Department of Education says it will be working with schools to administer standardized testing this year.