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3 deaths, 259 new coronavirus cases reported in Maine

Public health officials in Maine reported three new deaths among Mainers with COVID-19 on Monday.

25 year-old Caribou man dies in snowmobile wreck

Emmanuel Bouchard, of Caribou, was in Stockholm with a group of about a dozen snowmobilers at about 9:30 p.m. Friday; When the group got to Caribou, they realized that Bouchard was not with them.

Maine State Parks break visitor record in 2020

A little over 3 million people visited one of Maine’s state parks in 2020, and the majority of their guests were Maine residents.

Suspicious package prompts police response near Portland Museum of Art

Portland Police responded to a suspicious package that was left near the Portland Museum of Art Saturday afternoon. The Congress…

UMaine developing ride hailing tool for older residents

BANGOR, Maine (AP) – The University of Maine is working on a smartphone application that will assist the visually impaired…

Dresden pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle

A Woolwich woman is dead after she was hit by a car on Middle Road in Dresden Friday night.

Woman rescued next to car in Wells marsh

A woman is hospitalized after being found near a mostly submerged car in a marsh in Wells Friday afternoon.

Legislators bicker over face shield, in-person work rules

A group of lawmakers responsible for overseeing the rules of Maine’s two legislative chambers are reviewing pandemic protocols in response to complaints about members not wearing effective masks.

Hampden teen charged after allegedly tossing molotov cocktails at an apartment building

An 18-year-old Hampden man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a Bangor apartment building has been charged with arson and attempted murder.

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