Rural Maine counties lag behind rest of state in COVID-19 immunizations

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine has one of the highest rates of coronavirus vaccination in the country, but some of the rural counties in the state lag behind the more populated areas.

Maine will have shark warning after fatal attack last year

HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) Maine state coastal parks will adopt a flag system used in Massachusetts to warn beachgoers of the presence of sharks.

Scores of Mainers trek 16-mile Ruck to remember, honor fallen service members from Maine

Greg Johnson, the executive director of the Summit Project, said the trek focuses less on mourning the sacrifices of the brave men and women, and instead, serves more as a celebration of the men and women who have lived among us.

Biddeford man arrested for assault an hour after bailing himself out of jail

Garrett Lucey was arrested again and is facing multiple charges: burglary of a motor vehicle, theft, assault, and violation conditions of his release.

Home sales continue surge in Maine as prices also climb

The Portland Press Herald reports Maine home sales increased by more than a third in April compared to a year ago.

Justice Department settles with Lewiston Public Schools

The department conducted its investigation in response to a complaint lodged in 2016 by Disability Rights Maine, a nonprofit advocacy group.

Driver thinks they’re in reverse, rams through building and sends 2 to hospital

According to WABI, a car drove through a black metal fence bordering the outdoor section of the store, sending two people to the hospital, one who was run over by the car. Sgt. Wade Betters of the Bangor Police says the driver of the vehicle stepped on the gas while accidentally still in drive instead of reverse.

State finds that CMP complied with tree-cutting regulations for transmission corridor

Regulators say Central Maine Power’s parent company did not violate the terms of it’s permit to cut a swath through woods in western Maine for it’s new transmission corridor.

Maine astronaut to retire, leaving behind decades-long service record

An astronaut from Maine is retiring after returning from the International Space Station last year.

Sen. Collins supports bipartisan commission to investigate U.S. Capitol siege

Maine Senator Susan Collins was a supporter of the bill to create a commission that would investigate the breach of the U.S. Capitol in January.