Lawmakers hold emergency meeting to address unemployment claim delays

Maine lawmakers are holding an “emergency meeting” to delve into delays in the processing of unemployment claims.

Body of canoeist recovered in Sanford lake

Maine game wardens say they recovered the body of a man who was presumed dead after a canoe flipped as he and two others were fishing on Estes Lake in Sanford.

Bethel business owner defies governor, opens brew pub a second time

BETHEL, Maine (AP) A Maine restaurant owner is once again flouting Democratic Gov. Janet Mill’s executive orders over the coronavirus.

Firefighters battle woods fire in New Gloucester

A road in New Gloucester was temporarily closed on Tuesday afternoon due to a large woods fire.

Credit union donates hand sanitizer to Maine Med nurses

Many local businesses and organizations are banding together to do what they can to help those impacted the most by the coronavirus pandemic.

Missing Westbrook woman found safe

Kyndra Hopkins has been found safe. Police thank the public for their help in locating her.

Sen. King says USDA must aid Maine’s blueberry, potato growers

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) Maine’s independent senator urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support his state’s blueberry and potato industries amid difficulty in the market.

Lyman man out on bail accused of assaulting same victim a second time

A 21-year-old man from Lyman is behind bars again after allegedly assaulting another man while out on bail.

Calais man dies after kayak capsizes on lake

Maine Game Wardens say a Calais man died after his kayak capsized on a lake in Washington County on Sunday.

UMaine seeking landowners for tick surveillance project

Maine’s flagship public university is looking for forest landowners to work with on a tick surveillance project.