The state, with a per capita rate of 8.1 volunteers per 100,000 residents, is only behind the District of Columbia.
2020
Posted inNew England
Vermont warns about hepatitis A outbreak
The Department of Health is warning residents about a a statewide outbreak, joining New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Red Claws rally for 107-103 win over Salt Lake City
Guards Tremont Waters and Carsen Edwards lead a fourth-quarter comeback as Maine beats Salt Lake City to extend its winning streak to seven.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bergeron scores 20th as Bruins beat Penguins, 4-1
Boston gives up a goal 24 seconds into the game, then shuts down Pittsburgh.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to let new people into lucrative elver fishery
The state will hold a lottery to choose 9 new people to fish for elvers, which sold for $2,300 a pound last year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators may investigate whether CMP issued improper disconnection notices
State law prohibits electric utilities from disconnecting customers’ power during winter months without the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s approval.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Thursday’s college roundup: Browns’ Beckham facing battery charge
Odell Beckham Jr. is in trouble because of his actions after the football national championship game.
Posted inMaine
Lewiston’s Franco Center cancels conservative commentator’s appearance
The Gendron Franco Center offered no explanation for the abrupt cancellation of the Friday event with Michelle Malkin, whose appearance in Portland was also canceled this week.
Posted inNation & World
FBI arrests 3 alleged white supremacists ahead of gun rally
The three men were believed to be planning to attend a pro-gun rally scheduled for Monday in Richmond, Va.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News, Outdoors
Lead exposure from ammunition blamed for spate of ill bald eagles
Since the start of the year, 5 bald eagles in Maine have been found with elevated levels of lead, and now the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff plans a campaign to ask hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.