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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 […]

Maine Gov. Janet Mills says she tested negative for the virus that causes COVID-19 after a member of her security team tested positive. In a statement distributed by her office Saturday, Mills says her case is proof that masks work. Mills says she rode in a vehicle last Saturday with a member of her team […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills says the state will dedicate more than $6 million to help residents who can’t pay their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic governor says the use of federal coronavirus relief funds will extend Maine Housing’s COVID-19 Rental Relief Program through December. Mills says states around […]

CLINTON, Maine (AP) — A teenage driver in a February crash that killed three youths has pleaded guilty in Maine. The 17-year-old from Clinton was 16 at the time of the crash that killed passengers 14-year-old Emily Baker, 12-year-old Ashlin Baker and 15-year-old Thomas Porfirio. He pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter on Friday […]