Feds approve request for surge response team at Lewiston hospital

FEMA has approved the governor’s request for a federal surge response team to assist at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

‘Forever chemicals’ found in wells in Maine town

Testing wells in a Maine town contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and the chemicals may have traveled through well systems and drinking water, the state’s department of environmental protection found.

Two arrested after trying to bail out inmate with fake money, police say

AUBURN, Maine (AP) Police in Maine said they found more drugs and guns in an apartment rented by two people who they have also accused of trying to bail out an inmate using counterfeit money.

Hydro-Quebec halts work on its part of hydropower corridor

With construction halted on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) power line in Maine, a Canadian partner on the project is following suit and temporarily halting construction on the other side of the border.

2-vehicle crash in Washington County leaves 11-year-old passenger dead

An 11-year-old was killed in a crash in Washington County on Wednesday morning.

Maine considers textbook assistance plan for some students

Maine might create a state fund to help students enrolled in early college courses afford their textbooks.

Veto stands in proposal to let Maine farm workers unionize

Maine lawmakers met Wednesday in person for the second time this month, upholding the governor’s veto of a bill that would have allowed farm workers to unionize.

Maine labor officials recover nearly $475K in worker wages

The Maine Department of Labor recovered nearly $475,000 in wages that employers failed to pay workers in 2021.

Maine lawmakers take aim at prescription drug double billing

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Maine legislative committee unanimously endorsed a proposal Tuesday that supporters said would seek to stop insurance companies from double-billing patients for their prescription drugs.

Maine education groups rally against challenges to books

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine education groups have joined an intellectual freedom campaign to push back against reports that certain books are inappropriate for school libraries.