Inmates hold short-lived hunger strike over virus concerns

About 30 inmates at the Androscoggin County Jail held a short-lived hunger strike to demand more testing for the coronavirus, officials in Maine said.

Grocery chain slow to report tampering at one of its stores

A newspaper says it took two months for the Hannaford supermarket chain to alert police and customers about the discovery of razor blades in fresh pizza dough sold at one if its stores in Maine.

Coronavirus Task Force member visits community college in Maine

A member of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force was in Maine on Tuesday.

Mainers spent over $250K on cannabis during first weekend

Maine residents spent more than $250,000 on marijuana over the course of the first weekend of legal retail sales of the drug in the state.

Maine prepares for cold months with new COVID restrictions

Maine businesses are dealing with a new set of guidelines designed to prevent spread of coronavirus on Tuesday in preparation for the cold winter months.

Maine college sends students home for violating coronavirus rules

Bates College says it’s sent several students home for violating coronavirus-related rules.

Fire marshals investigate fatal fire in southern Maine

LEBANON, Maine (AP) The body of a woman was recovered by firefighters battling a fire at a home in Lebanon, Maine, officials said.

Razor blades found in pizza dough in Maine leads to man’s arrest

SACO, Maine (AP) A man suspected of putting razor blades into fresh pizza dough sold at a Maine supermarket was arrested, officials said.

Body of Massachusetts man found near remote lake in Maine

MAGALLOWAY PLANTATION, Maine (AP) The body of a Massachusetts man has been recovered on the shores of a remote lake in Maine.

COVID-19 outbreak shuts down York elementary school

The Maine CDC determined a COVID-19 outbreak at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York on Sunday.