Thousands more union members in Maine workforce last year

Statistics from the federal government say there were thousands more union members in Maine in 2020 than the previous year.

Health nonprofit barred from aiding inmates over BLM support

The Hancock County sheriff ended the work of a nonprofit with jail inmates in June because the organization had put out a statement supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cross Insurance Center set to become latest COVID-19 vaccination site for Mainers 70 and older

The Cross Insurance Center in Bangor will soon be a community vaccination site for older Mainers.

Senators: New data say Lyme disease under-reported in US

A bipartisan push for more data about Lyme disease has yielded a new estimate that nearly a half million people are diagnosed and treated for the disease every year.

Maine will launch vaccine registry system in weeks

Maine plans to launch a statewide system to allow residents to register for a coronavirus vaccine.

Maine U.S. representative Pingree put in powerful House post

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree will chair a powerful House subcommittee that oversees the budget for many federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service and most of the Department of Interior.

Nonprofit holds Maine’s 1st drive-through vaccination clinic

More than 150 people have received vaccinations for COVID-19 in the state’s first drive-through clinic.

Maine fishing groups remain skeptical of offshore wind plans

Members of the fishing industry in Maine say they remain skeptical of plans to develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine in the wake of a moratorium proposed by the state’s governor.

Police identify victim and suspect in Franklin County murder-suicide

Maine State Police have identified two people found dead inside a home in New Sharon on Monday, and say the incident was a domestic violence murder-suicide.

2 hikers rescued after 1 lost shoes, ran barefoot in snow

Officials say two trail runners, one of whom is from Maine, were airlifted from a New Hampshire mountain after one man lost his shoes and continued running barefoot through several feet of snow.