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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says school employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are putting students and communities at risk. More than three-quarters of school staff in Maine are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the percentage varies widely from school to school. Some schools have percentages less than 20%. Those include Lisbon […]

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving stronger demand. Growers are looking for something to cheer after a dismal 2020 in which crops withered from heat and drought, and some potatoes were given away. Don Flannery from the Maine Potato Board […]

Maine (AP) — Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet. The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden lists broadband infrastructure as one of the uses for $350 billion of flexible aid to states, counties and cities. A […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine health officials have reported that 95% of state residents who are in their 70s have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. Maine is one of the oldest states in the country, and it also has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 vaccination. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Home sales slowed somewhat in Maine in July, though prices rose again and the pace of sales remained higher than they were before the coronavirus pandemic. The Maine Association of Realtors said on Monday that home sales decreased by about 5% from July 2020 to July 2021 and prices rose about […]

A longtime housing advocate and attorney has been appointed a senior advisor to Maine Gov. Janet Mills to help meet the demand for affordable housing in the state. The Portland Press Herald reported on Monday that Greg Payne will take the position starting on Sept. 7. The 52-year-old has worked at a nonprofit affordable housing […]

FRENCHVILLE, Maine (AP) — A federal-state partnership is giving a boost to economic development and infrastructure projects around Maine. The projects are mostly located in rural areas and they are receiving about $4.9 million through the Northern Border Regional Commission’s State Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment Program. The island town of Vinalhaven is receiving one […]