Maine senator pushes for assistance for local restaurants

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s independent senator is taking another shot at promoting a $120 billion revitalization fund to help restaurants that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine funeral home worker charged with taking ring from deceased

ALFRED, Maine (AP) A funeral home worker in Maine has been charged with stealing a wedding ring from the body of a 102-year-old woman after she died in a nursing home.

New work-release prison replacing shuttered Downeast Correctional Center

The new prison will house around 50 low-risk male inmates, who will be eligible to leave to work at jobs each day and then return in the evening.

Rep. Jared Golden (D) bucks party, opposes $1.9 trillion CARES Act

Congressman Jared Golden from Maine was 1 of only 2 democratic votes against the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill just passed by the House.

Arts & literature programs in Maine receiving financial boost

The largest award is a $45,000 grant to the Portland Museum of Art to support an exhibition of the work of painter David Driskell, who died in 2020.

Maine wants residents to step up to stop invasive species

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine conservation officials are asking residents to play a bigger role in helping the state counter…

Third fatal fire in span of a week in Maine kills man, 75

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) – The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office says a residential fire in Farmington killed a 75-year-old man.…

Second band of Maliseets seek state recognition for their tribe

Leaders of other tribes say a lack of a formal standard for tribal recognition is a recipe for trouble.

Maine politicians going to bat for Maine’s small farmers

The “Strengthening Local Processing Act” is designed to create more options for local livestock and poultry producers.

Sen. Collins thinks its time for the Maine-Canadian border to open back up

Her letter came less than a week after Department of Homeland Security announced that the U.S., Mexico and Canada had jointly agreed to maintain land border restrictions until March 21.