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YMCA’s Camp KV on Maranacook Lake in Readfield vandalized, burglarized

The youth camp sustained upward of $30,000 in damage, including kicked-in doors, smashed toilets and sinks, and broken windows.

Local & State

‘Ferocious levels’ of virus transmission will spur changes to Maine CDC investigations

The agency's director hints that the state is considering scaling back case investigation and contact tracing to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some states already have done.
Maine Crime 6:47 PM

Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash sentenced to juvenile detention center until 21

‘Thank you to the DA's office for never giving up. Thank you to the judge who made the right decision,’ said Sheila Porfirio, whose son Tommy Porfirio was one of the three youths killed in a February car crash.

Coronavirus continues surge

Health care

COVID-19 patient numbers return to peak at Maine Med, surge at other hospitals
- As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own, Maine Med feels stress

Local & State

Federal and state officials don’t explain discrepancy in Maine’s first vaccine shipment
- Maine’s federal allocation of vaccine falls far short, Mills says

Varsity Maine

High school winter practices pushed back to January
- High school football in July? Coaches mull the possibilities

Waterville residents complain about wreckers in residential neighborhood

Local & State

Main Street Skowhegan offering alternative events after canceling annual Holiday Stroll amid pandemic

Schools and Education

Readfield-area students to have ornament designs shown at National Christmas Tree display

Maine Crime

Two arrested in Palmyra motel robbery-theft-assault incident

Candy and Mark Prentiss, both of Palmyra, were arrested after Somerset County Sheriff's officers searched their motel room.

Local & State

Fire engulfs Waterville home during early morning hours Thursday

Election 2020

Gideon donates $350,000 in leftover campaign funds to Maine nonprofits

Business Posted: 6:39 PM

First adult-use marijuana store to open in Waterville
Business Posted: 6:11 PM

More record highs for stocks as hopes grow for economic aid
Maine Crime Posted: 6:08 PM

Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash sentenced to juvenile detention center until 21
Local & State Posted: 6:05 PM

Watch video: Eliot man brings scene from ‘Elf’ to life as he meets his biological father
Business Posted: 5:56 PM

U.S. adds Chinese chipmaker, oil giant to security blacklist
Maine Crime Posted: 5:53 PM

Two arrested in Palmyra motel robbery-theft-assault incident
Business Posted: 5:46 PM

Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea by 2050
Local & State Posted: 5:33 PM

Lunch break: Mudrunning a Subaru on Quarry Road in Waterville
Posted: 5:25 PM

Judge orders Sunday River Brewing Co. to stay closed, imposes fine and suspends liquor license
Business Posted: 5:25 PM

U.K.-EU trade talks ‘paused’ with Brexit deal still elusive
Schools and Education Posted: 5:17 PM

Readfield-area students to have ornament designs shown at National Christmas Tree display
Sports Posted: 5:12 PM

Catching Up With: A life in baseball continues for Jared Lemieux

Local & State

Maine to receive first batch of vaccines in series of shipments
Local & State

Week In Photos Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020
Local & State

Trump threatens to veto defense bill BIW would benefit from
Nation & World

Attorneys general urge Congress to provide free COVID-19 vaccine under Medicare, Medicaid
Nation & World

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
Bicentennial

On this date in Maine history: Dec. 4
Things to Do

Things to Do: Theater, film and a very cheery car ride
Schools and Education

Inaugural EcoHack brings students from across country to Unity College — virtually
Amy Calder

Amy Calder: The ghosts of Christmases past

today's letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

When JFK died, the world wept together
Letters to the Editor

I’ll move on when Trump does
Letters to the Editor

Volunteers make soup kitchen go

Local & State news

Business

First adult-use marijuana store to open in Waterville
Local & State

Watch video: Eliot man brings scene from ‘Elf’ to life as he meets his biological father
Maine Crime

Two arrested in Palmyra motel robbery-theft-assault incident
Local & State

Lunch break: Mudrunning a Subaru on Quarry Road in Waterville
Schools and Education

Readfield-area students to have ornament designs shown at National Christmas Tree display
Business

Long-running dispute over regional energy market settled

Sports roundup

Sports

State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit

Local & State

Skowhegan-based school board looks at winter sports plan

Sports

Remember When: The Madison football team won back-to-back state crowns in 1988-89

Main Street Skowhegan offering alternative events after canceling annual Holiday Stroll amid pandemic

In lieu of the holiday stroll, Skowhegan Outdoors has planned several safe, outdoor, holiday-themed events throughout the month of December.

Three more Gardiner area districts schools move to ‘red’ protocols

MSAD 11 Superintendent Pat Hopkins said that the schools are operating fully remotely because of the number of students and staff that are in quarantine. More than 245 students and over 40 staff members are under quarantine.

Central Maine Dec. 4 police log

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Dec. 4, 2020.

Our View: Esports shows gaming can be more than idle activity

Twelve Maine high schools are fielding teams in the first year, and finding out that it is helping kids connect to one another.

J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Sweet Smell of Success’

Lancaster is the bigger star on this job, but it’s Tony who is the true center, with pockets full of gossip notes and hair full of oil, J.P. Devine writes.