Half a million Maine people to get COVID-19 relief checks

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) More than a half million Maine residents will receive $285 disaster relief payments by the end of the year because of a coronavirus pandemic assistance plan.

Maine residents brace for power rate hikes over 60 percent

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s public utility regulator believes most Maine people are going to see the rate they pay for home electricity increase this year, in some cases by a considerable amount.

Madawaska woman reported missing found safe in Bangor

UPDATE: Maine State Police say Cyr was found safe in Bangor.

Dixfield town manager named in marijuana conspiracy ousted

A town manager in Oxford County connected with a conspiracy to illegally sell marijuana has been removed from his position.

Maine man charged with filing false report about staples found in Halloween candy

A Lewiston man admitted to police that a report about staples he found in Halloween candy was a hoax.

938 cases of coronavirus reported in Maine over 3-day period; vaccinations on the rise

State health officials reported another 938 cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in Maine over the previous three days.

Collins joins push to send federal workers back to in-person

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Maine’s Republican senator said Tuesday that she’s joining with dozens of others in calling for an immediate transition of federal workers back to in-person service.

Maine invests $20 million to upgrade agriculture infrastructure

Governor Janet Mills says her administration is making a $20 million investment to allow the state’s farmers and food processors to upgrade equipment.

Portland police arrest suspect accused in two motor vehicle thefts

Police in Portland say they’ve arrested a man accused of stealing two vehicles.

Investigation into baby’s death leads to drug charges for Oakland mother

Detectives seized $700,000 worth of drugs from the home of an Oakland woman following the death of her baby.