All pandemic-era mask requirements and other restrictions became recommendations, including in school and child care settings, this month as Maine’s civil state of emergency came to an end.
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Five years after the death of his daughter, Lisbon man receives her ring in the mail
Conrad Davis of Lisbon found comfort in receiving the ring, other coincidences about his daughter.
Fireworks make triumphant return over Great Falls
The rockets’ red glare light up the Twin Cities after a two-day rain delay.
New film documents Lewiston High School’s first Black head coach, Ronnie Turner
Local filmmaker Zamzam Elmoge discusses her new film ‘Everything Earned’ and the two years she spent following Lewiston High School’s basketball coach.
COVID-19 delta variant puts western and central Maine towns at risk
Public health officials have warned that the highly contagious strain of the disease could be a danger to unvaccinated populations, while emphasizing the vaccines’ effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19.
Auburn police investigating report of Suboxone found in McDonald’s Happy Meal
A mother from the Oxford area spotted the drugs inside the Happy Meal box she ordered for her son.
Lewiston police arrest local man in bank robbery Wednesday afternoon
An undisclosed amount of money taken from Auburn Savings on Sabattus Street.
Lewiston police say woman has been missing since Saturday
Michelle Dumont of Hogan Road has not been seen since Saturday.
Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
Maine’s ban on single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam containers starts next week
Maine law prohibiting retailers from giving out free disposal plastic bags goes into effect on July 1, about two years after being approved by the Legislature because of COVID-19.