Maine tops 500 infections a day after 1st vaccine shots

Maine topped 500 new daily infections for the first time during the pandemic on Wednesday, a day after hospitals began providing the first COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers.

Environmentalists criticize Bowdoin’s plan for solar array

Maine environmentalists have criticized Bowdoin College’s planned solar panel expansion at Brunswick Landing that could harm a coastal grassland.

Saddleback ski mountain reopens after a 5-year hiatus

Maine’s Saddleback Mountain is reopening in the middle of a global pandemic but there’s a silver lining.

Maine-made wreaths are headed to Arlington National Cemetery

COLUMBIA, Maine (AP) Thousands of Maine-made wreaths are headed to Arlington National Cemetery to be placed on the graves of military veterans this holiday season.

UMaine panel to work on vaccine distribution

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s public university system says it plans to use a new task force to assist with distributing the coronavirus vaccine and recommending changes to the system’s immunization requirements.

Crash in Augusta kills man, injures daughter

Police say a crash in Augusta killed a 41-year-old man and injured his 6-year-old daughter.

Missing Hollis teen found safe

A missing teen from Hollis has been found safe and returned to his family.

Maine’s presidential electors cast votes in divided outcome

Maine’s four presidential electors have divided their tallies for the second time in state history.

Legislating from Augusta Civic Center could be costly

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The legislative session in which lawmakers were sworn in at the Augusta Civic Center cost just over $145,000, including tablets for lawmakers, other technology, lunches and rent.

First vaccine doses arrive in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine hospitals have begun receiving the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine produced by Pfizer.