Mainers head out on Black Friday despite pandemic, supply chain issues

Customers lined up waiting to be allowed into Best Buy in South Portland before 6 a.m. on Black Friday. The store opened at 5 a.m. and allowed customers in about 25 to 50 people at a time.

Bangor wants to evict the homeless from under I-395

The city of Bangor is asking more than a dozen people living by the Penobscot River under the Interstate 395 bridge that spans Bangor and Brewer to leave by Dec. 1 and plans to issue trespass orders to those who do not.

Maine university to pilot senior nutrition program

The University of New England received the $900,000 grant to seek to address food security and health and well-being of seniors in the state.

Lewiston expected to host some of the Afghanistan evacuees

The Sun Journal reports that ECDC is one of two agencies that are joining Catholic Charities Maine in resettling as many as 225 refugees in the state.

No one injured in North Yarmouth fire

Crews responded to a fire at a North Yarmouth commercial building Wednesday night.

Waldo County man arrested in Texas on child abuse charges

A Waldo County man accused of sexually abusing and exploiting several children and sharing images of the abuse online was arrested in Texas.

Maine coronavirus hospitalizations reach another record high as state reports 933 cases

On Wednesday, Maine saw a record number of people hospitalized with coronavirus for the third day in a row.

Native American group looks to boost tourism in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A group of Native American tribes is working on a plan to boost tourism efforts in the coming years.

Plan to cut food waste will send blueberries to food banks

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) A Maine nonprofit group is working with blueberry farmers to cut down food waste and provide fruit to food pantries in the state.

Portland Harbor dredging project doesn’t win federal grant

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A coalition of public and private entities that applied for a federal grant to support a major dredging project around Portland Harbor was not selected.