COVID-19 infections soar among younger Mainers

(AP) COVID-19 infections are skewing younger. Roughly half of infections announced on Tuesday involved people 19 and younger, the Sun Journal reported.

Maine reports 778 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths

(AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control reported another 778 infections and seven deaths on Wednesday. That brings the total number of deaths in Maine to nearly 82,000 and the number of deaths to 976.

Maine Senate President Jackson tests positive for COVID-19

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Senate President Troy Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the highest-ranking official in state government to contract the virus.

New high-speed toll plaza opens in southern Maine

YORK, Maine (AP) Maine is home to a new high-speed toll plaza near its southern border.

Maine funeral home owner who let bodies decompose offered deal

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A state licensing board has offered a deal to the owner of a funeral home who is accused of letting multiple bodies decay and whose business was shut down in June.

Maine man charged in anti-Semitic threats on social media

BUXTON, Maine (AP) A man who authorities say posted anti-Semitic death threats on social media through an anonymous Twitter account was charged with threatening interstate communication.

Silver Alert issued for Windham woman

A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for a Windham woman with Alzheimer’s.

Murder conviction overturned in machete killing in Maine

The Maine supreme court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man in the machete killing of his neighbor in 2016.

Maine will keep pressure on about threats to right whales

The head of Maine’s fisheries department is making the case that endangered right whales face numerous threats that have nothing to do with the lobster fishing industry.

City leaders to vote on plan for Portland’s new homeless shelter

Portland’s Planning Board was expected to vote Tuesday on a plan for a new homeless shelter.