Maine ferry system gets help to keep working amid pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A ferry system that serves communities in southern Maine is set to receive nearly $2 million in federal funding to keep operating amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Millions in aid coming to lobster harvesters, other fishers

Maine lobster harvesters will be among those who benefit from more than a half billion dollars in federal relief for fishers who have been disrupted by trade hostilities with China.

Proposal to address Maine state budget shortfall would utilize federal funding, liquor sales

A proposal has been submitted to Governor Janet Mills to balance the state’s budget and address a projected $528 million budget shortfall caused by the pandemic.

California rock climber hurt in fall in Maine

WOODSTOCK, Maine (AP) Officials say a rock climber from California who suffered a severe head injury on Maine’s Bald Mountain is recovering in a hospital.

Maine no closer to easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Public health officials in Maine are continuing to monitor the spread of coronavirus in other states, and they are no closer to easing travel restrictions put in place because of the virus.

Protester accused of threatening motorcyclist in Portland arrested

Portland police say a protester accused of threatening a man on a motorcycle with a gun was arrested on Monday.

Woman struck and killed by train in Portland

Portland police say a woman was killed by an Amtrak train while trying to the cross the railroad tracks early Tuesday morning.

Ranked choice voting clears hurdle in Maine’s highest court

Maine’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Secretary of State’s Office can begin printing ranked choice ballots for the presidential election, but a final ruling as to whether the voting system will be used is still pending.

Officials fear wave of bankruptcies in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine bankruptcies have bee been down since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but officials worry that trend is coming to an end.

Maine deer lottery signals start to fall hunts

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s annual deer permit drawing is scheduled for later this week, and it will be followed by some of the state’s fall hunting seasons.