State overwhelmed by backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests
The omicron variant has created a flood of positive tests in the past two weeks and the state has been unable to keep up with the screening process, which means the daily counts have dramatically undercounted the infection rate.
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Waterville addresses increasing COVID-19 numbers among city staff
For three months, from September to November, about one in 18 city employees who took COVID-19 tests tested positive for the virus, according to Waterville's City Manager.
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At 23 years old, new Mount View athletic director Krysta Porter is living a dream
A 2016 graduate of the Thorndike school, Porter is believed to be youngest athletic administrator in the state.
Readfield-area schools switch to remote learning for the week due to COVID-19
Three schools in Regional School Unit 38 have gone remote for the remainder of the week because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the school buildings and resulting staff shortages.
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust purchases 1,700 acres in Kennebago watershed
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral counting process
Mills and LePage pile up campaign funds for gubernatorial race
66,000 Mainers enroll in first year of state health insurance marketplace
Consumer power campaign lacks signatures for 2022 ballot but says effort will continue
Republican congressional candidate drops out to ‘throw popcorn and tomatoes from the sidelines’
The departure of a long-shot contender from Newburgh leaves three Republican candidates for the 2nd Congressional District primary on June 14.
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Pittsfield appoints sergeant to lead police force as chief takes leave to address health concerns
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Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library to reopen after sprinkler break forces closure
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Celtics trade power forward Hernangomez in cost-saving measure
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Business Posted: 4:19 PM
Airlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in U.S.
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Business Posted: 3:59 PM
New York AG says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
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Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
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Business Posted: 2:58 PM
Construction to begin soon on new East Coast offshore wind farm
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Local & State Posted: 2:50 PM
Litchfield unanimously approves $22,500 dam engineering, oversight contract
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Nation & World Posted: 2:43 PM
Watch as Biden highlights progress, asks for patience, at 4 p.m. address
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New Hampshire bar worker pins down man who pointed loaded gun at customers
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Sports Posted: 1:01 PM
Augusta readies to host Ironman athletic competition in July, showcasing local trails and river
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Politics Posted: 12:59 PM
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral counting process
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Local & State
Dramatic rise in positive COVID test results reveals intensity of omicron surge in Maine
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Fishermen eager for central Maine smelt camps to open
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Three adults, two children displaced when fire destroys Skowhegan home
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Icy Augusta roads send Hussey Elementary students to Cony until roads made safe
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Mt. Vernon man seriously injured in snowmobile crash in northern Franklin County
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Changes eyed to strip ‘prisoners’ and ‘inmates’ from Maine’s statute books
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Somerset County Sheriff’s officials investigate crash into Madison church
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‘Inevitable digital intrusion’ into Mainers’ privacy drives new push for constitutional amendment
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Portland Museum of Art receives photography collection that ‘puts us at another level’
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Local & State
Litchfield unanimously approves $22,500 dam engineering, oversight contract
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Local & State
Changes eyed to strip ‘prisoners’ and ‘inmates’ from Maine’s statute books
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Opinion
Tell Us: Do you support vaccine mandates?
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Liz Soares
Liz Soares: Our complicated relationship with food
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Local & State
Drop-in vaccine clinic scheduled for Jan. 28 at Gardiner Boys & Girls Clubs
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Letters to the Editor
Chamber: Anti-business rhetoric holds us back
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Local & State
Pittsfield appoints sergeant to lead police force as chief takes leave to address health concerns
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Local & State
Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library to reopen after sprinkler break forces closure
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Sports
Augusta readies to host Ironman athletic competition in July, showcasing local trails and river
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Politics
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral counting process
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Local & State
Small Waldo County town is against big quarry near Penobscot River
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Politics
Republican congressional candidate drops out to ‘throw popcorn and tomatoes from the sidelines’
Waterville council to consider rejoining economic development organization
The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave., and those wanting to attend or take part remotely may do so via a link on the city's website.
Icy Augusta roads send Hussey Elementary students to Cony until roads made safe
Officials decided the roads to Hussey were too dangerously icy for school buses Tuesday morning and opted to take kids to another school until they could be salted and sanded more.
Witness says she heard sound like ‘firecrackers’ when Alaskan woman was killed
An Auburn man faces murder and sexual assault charges at his trial in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Our View: It’s time to ask, what is the dairy industry worth to Maine?
With the future uncertain, Maine must show its support.
Maine Voices Live with Ayumi Horie
Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7:00 p.m. for a conversation with the Portland potter.
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