State House leaders announced a series of meetings for 5 key committees as the Legislature looks to broaden its role in the fight to address coronavirus pandemic in Maine.
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Chesterville to hold elections Friday, Town Meeting on Monday
Voting will be from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Town Hall.
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Mills delays restaurant dine-in reopenings, as Maine reports 2 deaths and 28 new COVID-19 cases
The governor put off the resumption of dine-in service in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties because of increases in case numbers and hospitalizations as the economy has reopened and testing has increased.
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The Latest: Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario that is fueling worries about whether President Trump will use the delay to sow doubts about the results. State election officials in some key […]
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Poll: Just half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed.
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On this date in Maine history: May 27, narrated by Catherynne M. Valente
May 27, 1692: In accordance with an order signed by newly arrived Sir William Phips (1651-1695), a native of Nequosset (now Woolwich), a court convenes at Salem, Massachusetts, to deal with the cases of more than 125 people who have been arrested on charges of witchcraft and are being held in prison in Salem and […]
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Vendor at BIW tests positive for COVID-19
Bath Iron Works reports its third case, saying the vendor was wearing personal protective equipment at the shipyard Friday and is now in quarantine, as are two other vendors who were in close proximity to the person who tested positive.
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U.S. new-home sales post slight gain in April
U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of many consumers.
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Skowhegan girl, 16, helps rescue father and sister after boat capsizes
Kiana French swam the length of six football fields to shore Sunday after the aluminum boat in which she, her father and sister were fishing on Parlin Pond took on water and capsized in high winds.
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Teen dead after a single-vehicle crash in Hudson
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Saturday on Darling Road in Hudson.