Maine officials investigate Legionnaires’ disease cluster

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a cluster of six Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Bangor area.

Former monastery could be resurrected as affordable housing

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A one-time monastery in Maine’s largest city might see a new life as affordable housing

Chief to retire after nearly 50 years in law enforcement

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A police chief in Maine is retiring after nearly 50 years in law enforcement

Authorities crack down on drug trafficking in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood

Portland police working with drug agents arrested 3 people involved in drug trafficking in the city’s Bayside neighborhood.

Portland police search for driver involved in hit-and-run with skateboarder

Portland police are looking for the driver of a car that collided with a man on a skateboard Wednesday night.

New lobster bait species coming to Maine amid shortage

Maine’s lobster fishermen will be able to use a new species of bait fish to try to get through a shortage of herring that has troubled the industry in recent years.

Report: Overdose deaths dropped 14% in Q1 in Maine

Drug overdose deaths in Maine have declined about 14% in the first quarter of the year.

Maine health grants seek to boost vulnerable communities

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP)   A group that promotes access to health care in Maine says it’s providing grants to organizations that support marginalized groups, including American Indian tribal members

New memorial backed by Collins would honor slain journalists

Maine Sen. Susan Collins wants a new memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor journalists killed in the line of duty

Law may ease burden of homelessness in Maine communities

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A new law in Maine may help homeless receive public assistance in their hometowns