Maine Turnpike rollover sends two people to the hospital

Two people were hospitalized after a rollover crash Friday morning on the Maine Turnpike.

Maine regulator moves to suspend transmission line permit

Maine’s top environmental regulator has sent a letter notifying New England Clean Energy Connect officials that she has initiated the process to potentially suspend the company’s permit for a high-voltage transmission line.

Large, land-based salmon farm in Maine gets key approval

BELFAST, Maine (AP) A large, land-based salmon farming operation in Maine has obtained a key approval it needed to move forward, but opposition to the project remains.

Maine delegation wants 207 to stay state’s only area code

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s congressional delegation wants the Federal Communications Commission to keep the Pine Tree State as a one-area-code state.

Maine becomes more diverse but still whitest state in nation

(AP) The 2020 census shows that Maine remains the whitest state in the nation but is becoming more diverse.

Maine reports 215 coronavirus cases, 1 death

(AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 215 additional coronavirus cases and one new death Friday.

Republicans criticize Maine Gov. over vaccine mandate for health care workers

(AP) Republicans in the state are pushing back against a mandate from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that all health care workers in the state get vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Maine community colleges to require vaccines for in-person attendance

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s community colleges will require all students attending in-person classes to be vaccinated against the coronavirus this fall.

Opposition to removing a 200-year-old Maine dam grows

Opponents of removing a 200-year-old dam in Maine are organizing against plans to partially remove the dam that no longer serves an official purpose.

$10M grant to help Maine businesses near US-Canada border

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A $10 million grant program provided by the federal CARES Act will support Maine businesses and organizations near U.S.-Canada border crossings, Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday.