Maine’s U.S. senators said the funding will help open the door to a new source of clean energy and create good-paying jobs.
2020
The Latest: England blames computer glitch for 16,000 ‘lost’ virus cases
The latest news from around the United States and the world about the coronavirus pandemic.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after Trump diagnosis.
3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton jointly won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Maine reports 25 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
York County, which has been a hotspot of COVID-19, had only 6 new cases on Monday.
Auburn woman charged with attempted murder in Moulton Park shooting
Kachina Swasey, 24, is charged with felony attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and assault on an officer.
Maine man dies after vehicle hits tree in Liberty
A Maine sheriff’s department is investigating a crash that killed Chris Spencer, of Liberty.
Waterville area Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce to give out awards to 8 recipients
The chamber’s awards for business success and service to their communities will be accepted during a modified ceremony on Wednesday.
President returns to White House, without mask, alarms experts by telling nation not to fear virus
His physician says Trump ‘may not entirely be out of the woods yet’ but the president, who’s still contagious, says ‘I feel good’ and promises a swift return to the campaign trail.
Our View: Climate change effects becoming harder to ignore
Between smoke from West Coast wildfires and brown grass from a drought, Mainers could easily see how rising temperatures are affecting our world.