Maine artists hurt by pandemic get help

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A pair of new grant programs in Maine is designed to help artists who are struggling economically due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine company accepts $8 million from feds for solar power projects

Maine’s two U.S. senators say the money will help make forthcoming solar projects in Caribou, Skowhegan and Fairfield possible.

Bangor man rescued after becoming trapped under rocks

Officials say 30-year-old Clayford Cabilas, of Bangor, and a friend had just finished a hike Saturday when they climbed up some large rocks to take a photo and Calibas lost his balance and fell between the rocks.

Suspicious bag found at Portland Jetport, terminal building evacuated

The ordeal ended up delayed six flights — two of which were rerouted. One of the flights was to Manchester and the other to Boston.

A search recovers two bodies on Dorr Mountain in Acadia National Park

A ground search that began Friday evening recovered two bodies of hikers on Door Mountain at Acadia National Park, Saturday…

Governor Mills accelerates vaccination timeline

Starting April 19, every Maine resident 16 and older will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Lewiston apartment house fire leaves 20 homeless

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A fire that swept through a Lewiston apartment building has left about 20 people, most of them children, without a home, officials said.

Maine-based swab maker to open a plant in Tennessee

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine-based company that’s one of only two manufacturers of a specific type of swab needed for COVID-19 tests is opening a production facility in Tennessee, officials said.

L.L. Bean sees sales boom amid pandemic’s push to outdoors

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) Maine-based retailer L.L. Bean saw the best sales in nearly a decade during pandemic.

Senators eye streamlined student loan repayment option

Independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina said they have proposed reforms to streamline the federal student loan repayment process.