Maine businesses have received millions in PPP loans this year

$601 million has been doled out to companies and non-profits in Maine in the latest round of a federal pandemic relief loan program.

Trustees approve 580-bed residence hall for USM’s Portland campus

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Wednesday gave the green light to a 580-bed Portland Commons affordable student housing residence hall project for the University of Southern Maine.

Man charged with child rape volunteered with senior college

A retired drama teacher accused of sexually assaulting boys in Massachusetts and New York was allowed to teach in a senior-citizen program affiliated with the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Auburn campus.

Maine will work with school districts to administer standardized testing when it is “safe and feasible”

Maine’s Department of Education says it will be working with schools to administer standardized testing this year.

Downeaster could see more trips to Boston by summer

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A movement is afoot to move the train station in Maine’s largest city and add more trips to Boston.

Maine, Nevada senators eye expanded rural broadband

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A pair of senators has proposed providing up to $15 billion in matching grants to help expand rural broadband access.

Volunteers needed at COVID-19 vaccine clinics around Maine

BANGOR, Maine (AP) One of Maine’s largest health networks is looking for volunteers to help with COVID-19 vaccination clinics around the state.

Town board in Maine contends mask mandates violate the ADA

PARIS, Maine (AP) The leaders of a town in western Maine say the governor’s executive order requiring people to wear masks during the pandemic violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Maine governor delivers virtual State of the Budget address

A day after the nation surpassed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills paid tribute to Mainers who’ve died in the pandemic and praised the state’s perseverance while providing her vision for an economic path forward on Tuesday.

New York man sentenced in killing of New Gloucester woman in 2017

A New York man will serve 48 years behind bars for the killing of a Maine woman more than 3 years ago.