95 percent of Mainers in their 70s are vaccinated against COVID-19

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine health officials have reported that 95 percent of state residents who are in their 70s have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Teens accused of spray-painting Bangor man’s vehicle with racial slurs

Police in Bangor are investigating after racial slurs were spray-painted on a local man’s vehicle.

Police search for suspect after shots fired in Portland

Police in Portland are investigating a report of shots fired in the East Deering neighborhood.

Lewiston crematorium accused in lawsuit of letting bodies decompose

Maine residents have sued a Lewiston cremation business, alleging that the business, Affordable Cremation Solution, allowed the bodies of family members to decompose without refrigeration.

Maine regulators impose fine on PAC formed to stop hydropower project

A political action committee opposing the creation of a hydropower transmission corridor in Maine has been fined over a $100,000 donation.

Maine’s COVID-19 shot mandate opposed by some EMS workers

Some emergency medical service workers in Maine spoke out against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate because of concerns that it would lead to ill-timed staff shortages.

Man, woman from Medway face drug trafficking charges

Law enforcement seized methamphetamine, heroin, and crack from multiple homes in Medway over the weekend.

Maine health officials investigate outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses connected to camping resort

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) Maine health authorities say they are still investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses associated with a camping resort.

COVID case counts in Maine remain high

(AP) The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 120.43 new cases per day on Aug. 7 to 162.57 new cases per day on Aug. 21. The seven-day rolling average of daily deaths in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 0.14 deaths per day on Aug. 7 to 2.86 deaths per day on Aug. 21.

Vaccination clinics part of the agricultural fair landscape

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A new fixture at Maine’s agricultural fairs alongside the harness racing, farm animals and food is the COVID-19 vaccination clinic. And health care workers say any dose delivered is a victory.