US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J

US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J

Mainers 60+ will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines next week, governor says

Governor Janet Mills on Friday announced that all Mainers 60 years and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting next Wednesday.

Police extradite man from California to be arraigned in 2016 Portland killing

Portland police say a man was set to be arraigned Friday in connection with a killing that took place in the city in 2016.

Investigators: Victim of Camden fire was 14-year-old boy

CAMDEN, Maine (AP) The person who died in a dramatic house fire in Camden was a 14-year-old boy who lived there, officials said Friday.

Maine revenues exceeding revised projections

Officials say Maine’s revenues surpassed the state’s revised projections by 25% in January and are running 6.6% ahead for the first seven months of the fiscal year.

Maine Senate taking up more than 50 nominations

Maine Senate confirmation votes mark the first time all the senators have gathered together since December.

Trek Across Maine goes virtual for second year in a row

The Trek Across Maine has become a virtual event open for cyclists for the second consecutive year.

Gov. Mills backs legislation that would require insurance to cover coronavirus testing, vaccinations at no cost

Maine’s governor is throwing her support behind a proposed “COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights” touted by top Democrats in the state.

Cable companies win lawsuit over Maine’s a la carte law

A federal appeals court has rejected Maine’s law requiring cable companies to give subscribers the option of purchasing access to individual cable channels rather than bundled packages.

1 dead, 4 hurt after fire destroys home in Camden

A fire that swept through a home in Camden sent four people to hospitals and left a fifth person dead.