July is now National Blueberry Month at urging of Maine pols

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The month of July is now designated in honor of Maine’s most popular fruit crop.

Two Maine schools damaged by fire Sunday morning

(AP) Firefighters doused a pair of fires in schools, one in northern Maine and the other in southern Maine, over the weekend.

Rural Maine health clinics to receive $1.3 million for vaccination effort

(AP) A federal program is providing 27 rural health clinics in Maine with more than $1.3 million to help with vaccination efforts.

Proof of employment required for Maine unemployment claimants who lost job due to pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Some unemployment claimants in Maine and elsewhere will soon have to submit proof that they were employed when they lost a job due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bar Harbor, dependent on tourists, is split on cruise ships

The Bangor Daily News reports that a survey found that 55% of Bar Harbor residents view cruise ships as having a negative overall impact.

Railroad crossings in Portland area to be reconstructed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine officials, a pair of cities and Pan Am Railways are working together to reconstruct two…

Katahdin Woods and Waters gets some more campsites

PATTEN, Maine (AP) – Seven new tent sites have opened along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in the…

New law designed to protect Maine teachers from bullying

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine teachers will be protected by a new law designed to prevent workplace bullying of educators.…

Maine Game Warden and Game Warden K9 locate missing Belfast man

Game Warden K9 Storm and Game Warden Chad Robertson located Buckmore lying in the ditch in the woods about a half mile from his house at about 7:00 a.m. this morning.

Portland homeless advocates disappointed with lack of response

Advocates for homeless individuals in Portland respond to lack of response from City Hall