PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Northern New England may have had a fairly mild winter, but a spring nor’easter is on the way this week. WGME-TV reports the storm is expected to bring rain and snow to Maine starting on late Thursday night and extend all the way through early Saturday morning. A winter storm watch […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker wants to make the state agency that serves children a separate, cabinet level-department. The Portland Press Herald reports state Senator Bill Diamond introduced a bill that would remove the Office of Children and Family Services from the Department of Health and Human Services. Speaking on Tuesday before a […]
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine will remain under a state of emergency order until at least the middle of May. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills extended the emergency order on Wednesday. She first instituted the order in March 2020, near the outset of the pandemic. The order gives the state the ability to use all available […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s legislative session is already a month old, but lawmakers are still discussing what exactly constitutes a proper face covering. Legislative leaders on Thursday will discuss more stringent rules for masks for lawmakers during the pandemic. The meeting comes amid concerns that some lawmakers aren’t taking the mask requirement seriously. A […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said she’ll seek federal funding to make up a $100 million budget shortfall and allow the state to follow the federal government’s lead in forgiving taxes on pandemic aid. The federal government opted against taxing the forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. If the state followed […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The director of Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he sees an opportunity for a smoother rollout of coronavirus vaccines under the new presidential administration. Dr. Nirav Shah has expressed frustration with the federal Vaccine Administration Management System, which is used to coordinate coronavirus vaccination efforts. He described it […]
Emergency medical technicians in southern Maine are beginning to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says thousands of people have been vaccinated in the state. Maine is focusing its early efforts on front-line health care providers and residents of long-term care facilities. The York County Incident Management Team says […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine home sales increased by more than 30% in November compared to the previous year as home prices continued to climb as well. The Maine Association of Realtors says 1,965 single-family existing homes changed hands last month. The association says values also increased 20% to a median sales price of $270,000. […]
WARREN, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Corrections says an inmate at Maine State Prison died in custody on Christmas Day. The department says 48-year-old George Riddle, formerly of Sanford, died around 11 a.m. on the holiday. The department says Riddle was attended by medical personal at the time of his death, which was […]
Residents of long-term care facilities in Maine have begun receiving the new coronavirus vaccine in a major step toward broader vaccination of the general pubic. The roll-out began on Monday. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has said more than 4,600 people have been administered the vaccine in the state. However, the state […]
