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City of Portland announces stay-at-home order

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings and Mayor Kate Snyder announced Tuesday that officials are putting a stay-at-home order in place beginning 5 p.m. Wednesday, lasting until at least Monday, to combat the spread of coronavirus in the city.

Canadian utility closes on purchase of Emera Maine

A western Canadian utility company has completed the purchase of Emera Maine, which serves 160,000 electric customers across eastern and northern Maine.

Police investigate suspicious death in Stonington

Maine State Police are investigating a suspicious death of a man in Stonington.

York closes its beaches as Coronavirus spreads in Maine

Amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the Town of York has closed its popular beaches.

Maine town adopts shelter-in-place order; town closes beach

Another Maine community has declared a civil emergency, urging residents to stay home and shuttering nonessential businesses in an effort to contain the coronavirus.

Thousands of CMP customers wake up without power

Central Maine Power reported thousands of outages Tuesday morning, with more than half of them in Cumberland County.

Police identify victim in fatal Hancock County shooting

Maine State Police identifying the victim in a fatal shooting in the town of Blue Hill.

Home sales, prices rose in Maine in February

The volume and value of home sales in Maine rose in February, the last month before the impact of the coronavirus outbreak could impact sales.

BIW worker tests positive for Coronavirus

BATH, Maine (AP) Bath Iron Works says one of its employees has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Governor Mills orders many non-essential businesses to close physical locations amid coronavirus outbreak

The Maine CDC says there are now 118 confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine.

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