Maine governor lifts travel restrictions for Massachusetts residents

Massachusetts joins the list of states whose residents do not have to test negative for COVID-19 or quarantine for 14 days if they plan on travelling to Maine.

Southern Maine school district reports one case of COVID-19

An individual at Massabesic Middle School in Waterboro has tested positive for COVID-19.

Maine man gets 10 years in prison for credit union robbery

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) A Maine man authorities say robbed a Massachusetts credit union has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, authorities say.

PUC approves largest green energy purchase in Maine history

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved 17 renewable energy projects, representing the largest procurement of renewable energy in Maine’s history.

Worker completed nursing home shift despite virus symptoms

MADISON, Maine (AP) A Maine newspaper reports that an employee at a nursing home where a coronavirus outbreak has killed seven residents worked an overnight shift while she had COVID-19 symptoms.

Divers recover body of York woman in Maine lake

Maine State Police and a Maine Marine Patrol dive team recovered the body of a York woman who fell in a lake after the boat she was on capsized.

Sheriff’s office identifies York County Jail inmate who died

The York County Sheriff’s Office has identified an inmate at the York County Jail who died over the weekend.

Maine to make $95M in pandemic recovery grants available

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine plans to make about $95 million in coronavirus pandemic recovery grants available to businesses and nonprofit organizations in the state.

Drought conditions in Maine qualify farmers for federal help

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) State authorities in Maine are encouraging farmers in the northern part of the state to contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture for assistance in the wake of the declaration of a drought disaster.

Ranked voting in Maine a go for presidential election

A Maine Supreme Court decision means ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race anywhere in the United States.