Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement, put in place in 2011, achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting
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Belfast may start tracking short-term rentals
Maine has experienced a short-term rental boom since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one midcoast community wants to
Read MorePoland Spring awards $16,000 in scholarships to Maine high school seniors
POLAND SPRING – Sixteen Maine high school seniors each now have $1,000 to use toward their college education. Poland Spring®
Read MoreIt will soon be illegal to sell most fluorescent bulbs in Maine
By 2026, nearly all fluorescent bulbs in Maine will be illegal to sell. The bill to phase out the vast majority
Read MoreBangor approves pandemic relief funding for 2 organizations
Bangor approved giving $77,000 in pandemic relief funding to two local organizations — though city councilors discussed six requests —
Read MoreFederal funds could be last hope for Piscataquis emergency radio overhaul
Congressional funding could be the last hope for an emergency radio overhaul in Piscataquis County. That hope remained alive Thursday
Read MoreMidcoast Maine has been slow to regulate short-term rentals
Short-term rentals listed through companies like Airbnb and VRBO boomed in Maine over the past few years as people looked
Read MoreWeeks in the Maine woods are Brewer High School’s answer to absenteeism
It’s a steamy Wednesday afternoon and a cabin deep in the woods near Katahdin Iron Works is humming with activity
Read MoreWest Bath confirms 1st case of rabies in 3 years
BATH, Maine — West Bath recently saw its first confirmed case of rabies in three years. Animal control officers say
Read MoreLegislature approves $100M to address housing shortage and homelessness
More than $100 million was allocated to address Maine’s housing shortage and the ongoing homelessness crisis under budget measures the
Read MorePolice investigate a death in Norway
Police say a person of interest has been detained and there is no risk to the public.Read More
Read MoreBangor firefighters pack council chambers to lobby for premium pay
About 50 Bangor firefighters filled the city council chambers during a Monday night meeting lobbying for the council to use
Read MoreElectric scooters are coming to Orono this summer
Orono will be the second Maine town to launch a fleet of electric scooters aimed at residents and college students
Read MoreNew owner of Hampden waste plant expects to invest $35M to restart it
The new majority owner of a shuttered Hampden waste facility says that it has enough funding and experience to get
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