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As season turns stormy, central Maine officials consider public shelter options

Local emergency managers are making plans to provide shelter for residents this winter if needed as COVID-19 continues to sicken people across the state.

Local & State

Maine reports 249 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, three more deaths

Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, says the state expects to get 12,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine in an initial shipment in mid-December.
Business

Judge denies motion by CMP/Avangrid to dismiss customer bill case

The decision opens the door for plaintiffs' attorneys to gather information and question company officials, potentially leading to a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers.

Coronavirus continues surge

Local & State

Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
- Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
- Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice

Schools and Education

Oakland area school district reports 2 COVID-19 cases, exposures over Thanksgiving break
- RSU 18 reports single COVID-19 case associated with Oakland’s Messalonskee High School
- Read all of our coverage on how coronavirus is affecting Maine

Local & State

School outing clubs face obstacles during COVID-19 pandemic
- ‘Steep learning curve’: Educators are finding rewards amid the challenges of pandemic teaching
- ‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning

Dresden town administrator moving back out West as town searches for replacement

Politics

Maine Legislature prepares for historic pandemic session

Local & State

COVID-19 cases mount at Bath Iron Works

Local & State

Richmond fair one of few this year for crafters, customers

Maine Crime Posted: 5:29 PM

Standoff in Dresden ends without arrest of man sought by police
Local & State Posted: 5:05 PM

Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
Politics Posted: 4:59 PM

Maine Legislature prepares for historic pandemic session
Election 2020 Posted: 4:50 PM

Wisconsin’s partial recount confirms Joe Biden as winner
Local & State Posted: 4:47 PM

Skowhegan man arrested after shots fired on Main Street
Local & State Posted: 4:45 PM

Dresden town administrator moving back out West as town searches for replacement
Maine Crime Posted: 4:30 PM

Central Maine Nov. 30 police log
Local & State Posted: 4:19 PM

As season turns stormy, central Maine officials consider public shelter options
Nation & World Posted: 4:16 PM

Health officials brace for another surge, new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving
Local & State Posted: 3:57 PM

Waterville council to eye downtown TIF, $9 million BUILD grant contract
Maine Crime Posted: 3:47 PM

Winthrop man pleads guilty to charges in connection to fatal overdose in Farmington
Nation & World Posted: 3:46 PM

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump’s plan to exclude immigrants from census

Maine Crime

Standoff in Dresden ends without arrest of man sought by police
Maine Crime

Winthrop man pleads guilty to charges in connection to fatal overdose in Farmington
Local & State

Skowhegan man arrested after shots fired on Main Street
Local & State

Waterville council to eye downtown TIF, $9 million BUILD grant contract
Things to Do

How to deck the halls for a long winter at home
Local & State

Friends and family raise nearly $100,000 for fishermen lost at sea

today's letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

We’re more alike than we are different
Letters to the Editor

Lives lost to virus take immeasurable toll
Letters to the Editor

Trump leading a new Lost Cause

Local & State news

Politics

Maine Legislature prepares for historic pandemic session
Local & State

Dresden town administrator moving back out West as town searches for replacement
Maine Crime

Central Maine Nov. 30 police log
Business

Western Maine tourism, recreation get a funding boost
Business

Maine fishermen tops in payouts from trade relief program
Local & State

Mainers find silver linings, even in these worst of times

Sports roundup

Sports

Maine high schools embrace video games as competitive sports

Varsity Maine

Field hockey wrap-up: Without playoffs, teams this season focused on the bright side

Boston Red Sox

Soon they could be headed to Hadlock Field – or Fenway Park

Watershed project moves ahead at Unity Pond

Groups looking to address algae problems at Unity Pond, also known as Lake Winnecook, have secured a grant to conduct a study and hire a manager for a project that could eventually cost millions of dollars.

Richmond fair one of few this year for crafters, customers

Several craft shows, popular with holiday shoppers looking for unique items, have been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wiscasset police seek suspect in armed robbery

The suspect is described as a 6-foot-5-inch Hispanic or light-toned black male with a thin build who appeared to be about 35 years old, according to police.

Today’s editorial cartoon

On the Edge: A bubble for two

This Thanksgiving, J.P. Devine and She have canceled cooking, which means no dirty dishes, greasy pans and broken glasses — just a dinner catered by Hannaford Market chefs with some wine.