UMaine system requiring students, faculty to mask up

The University of Maine System is requiring all students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear wear face coverings inside its buildings.

Rubber bird is a mystery, but town thinks it’s just ducky

BELFAST, Maine (AP) The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that’s defied sleuths so far.

Second man convicted of Maine woman’s 1983 murder dies

The second of two men imprisoned for the 1983 murder of a 19-year-old Maine woman has died, one week after his accomplice’s death.

South Portland café hailed for its bagels closes doors after 20 years

A café that’s become a fixture in a South Portland neighborhood has closed its doors for good.

Young man loses prosthetic leg while tubing in Maine pond

Volunteer divers are trying to help a 19-year-old find a prosthetic leg that he lost while tubing on a Maine pond.

Three more Portland music venues to require proof of vaccination or negative virus test

Three Portland music venues will require concertgoers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative virus test.

Rangers use helicopter to rescue injured hiker in Baxter State Park

A New Jersey woman was airlifted out of Baxter State Park after suffering a serious leg injury.

Portland school board approves universal indoor masking, coronavirus testing for fall return

A plan for a return to school in the fall received unanimous approval in a Portland school board vote Tuesday night.

Delta variant comprised 100% of latest samples in Maine

(AP) The delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of coronavirus in the latest testing by the Maine Center for Disease Control.

Maine transportation companies receive $1.6 billion in federal coronavirus aid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Eleven Maine transportation companies ranging from windjammers to bus lines are eligible to receive aid from a $1.6 billion federal relief package.