Maine health officials detect first Omicron cases in the state

Maine’s CDC said Friday evening the state had detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Driver and passenger injured in single-vehicle crash in Madison

Two people were injured in a crash in Madison on Friday morning.

New England shrimp fishery to stay shuttered as waters warm

New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shut down because of concerns about the health of the crustacean’s population amid warming ocean temperatures.

2 found dead at waste facilities in ME and NH were intoxicated by drugs

A couple who were found dead in separate waste facilities were intoxicated by drugs and had sought shelter during a rainstorm in a large trash bin that was loaded into a compacting waste removal vehicle, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said Friday.

Maine Legislature to conduct most business remote next month

Amid a surge in infections, the Maine Legislature will follow last year’s safety guidelines — including mandatory masks — next month.

US alpine championships to return to Sugarloaf in 2022

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) The U.S. Alpine Championships will head eastward to Sugarloaf in the new year, the resort says.

Much of northern New England, including Maine, to get significant snowfall

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Much of northern New England, including Maine, is set to see its first significant snowfall of the season this weekend.

Maine judge won’t intervene to let power line construction resume

A state judge on Thursday denied a bid to resume construction on a $1 billion hydropower transmission line in western Maine, rejecting a preliminary injunction sought by utility companies.

Bus driver shortage forces Auburn school district to cancel routes last minute

School bus routes are being canceled in Auburn as the district struggles to recruit drivers.

More than 12K forest acres to be protected in western Maine

ALBANY TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) More than 12,000 acres of privately owned western Maine forest is being conserved, a group of conservation organizations said Wednesday.