Maine home sales and prices continue surge in early 2021

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Home sales have remained brisk in Maine in early 2021, and prices are continuing to climb.

Mass vaccination site to open in Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) More and more mass vaccination sites are opening around Maine as the state’s vaccine supply continues to increase. Maine’s largest city is set to open a high-volume clinic at the Portland Expo on Tuesday.

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.