Maine senator, brewery owner faces labor complaint

A Maine state senator who is also the owner of a popular Portland brewery is facing a labor complaint stemming from attempts to form a union at her business.

Maine police make arrest in decades old cold murder case

Prosecutors in Maine have indicted a man on a murder charge in the death of a woman who was found beaten to death in 1984.

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.