Maine’s public schools may face costly reopening

Reopening Maine’s K-12 schools could cost at least $328 million to deal with the coronavirus, Maine’s top education official said.

Portland school system votes to remove resource officers

The school board in Portland voted early Wednesday to remove school resource police officers from the city’s high schools amid protests nationwide and in Maine calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality.

Maine unemployment extends benefits

The Maine Department of Labor states that residents receiving unemployment benefits in the state are now eligible to receive 13 additional weeks of payments if they run through their initial 26-week benefit period.

Religious schools in Maine, Vermont seek public funding

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education could breathe new life into efforts to force Maine and Vermont to help fund religious educations.

Maine Tourism expected to take a sizable hit due to pandemic

Maine’s hospitality industry could lose one-third of its revenue and shed tens of thousands of jobs this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, University of Maine economists say.

2020 deer permits are now available online

Applications to participate in Maine’s fall deer hunt this year are now available online.

Two Bangor men charged in credit union robbery

Bangor police have made two arrests in connection with a robbery at a local credit union.

Striking shipbuilders are losing health coverage in pandemic

The stakes are growing in a strike against shipbuilder Bath Iron Works as company-provided health insurance is running out in the middle of a global pandemic.

UMaine System offers fall coronavirus testing

The University of Maine system will be offering coronavirus testing to all seven of its universities as students and faculty return this upcoming fall semester. 

Body found in Penobscot River identified as missing man, police say

Police say the body recovered from the Penobscot River is that of a Veazie man who was reported missing in January.