A health care provider at one of Lewiston’s two hospitals has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that has brought much of daily life to a halt. Read More
School districts across the state are providing their students with meals even as their buildings remain closed for at least another month due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
A patient who sought care at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center’s walk-in care center on Union Street in Bangor has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Read More
The vehicle was headed eastbound, toward Brewer, when the passenger got out and jumped from the bridge into the frozen river below. Read More
It offers the public its first look at the department's involvement with Marissa Kennedy's family before her death. Read More
The state agency charged with ensuring children’s safety received 25 reports about Marissa Kennedy and her family in the 16 months leading up to her February 2018 murder. But it didn’t confirm her stepfather and mother were abusing her until she was dead. Read More
The explosion of a propane tank at a waste processing plant in Hampden on Thursday injured a worker and has forced the plant to temporarily shut down. Read More
Ryan Lamontagne left his apartment without telling anyone where he was going, according to police. Read More
That the Carrillo family ended up working with an alternative response agency is a sign the Maine Department of Health and Human Services didn’t think the family’s children faced a major risk of continued abuse. Read More
The superintendent of schools in Bangor blocked a Bangor Daily News journalist on Twitter after the BDN reported that Bangor High School had announced a student’s suicide over the school’s loudspeaker. Read More
Prosecutors have dismissed the case against a man accused of setting fire to a friend’s house in Hampden last week. Read More
Wednesday’s news that a cross-laminated timber manufacturer plans to open shop on the site of the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill means the site of another defunct Maine paper mill is in line for some redevelopment. Read More
A superior court judge has ended a lawsuit a state senator brought against the state a year ago after then-Gov. Paul LePage’s administration missed a legal deadline to bring Maine’s public health nursing program back to full staffing. Read More
Robert John Anthony, 25, of Clifton was driving the vehicle that spun off the southbound lanes of I-95 in Hampden during last Wednesday morning's snowfall. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration wants a court to throw out a lawsuit a state legislator brought against the state last year to compel then-Gov. Paul LePage to restore the state’s staff of public health nurses. Read More
The list of those dealing with fallout from the federal government’s ongoing partial shutdown keeps growing the longer the shutdown persists. Read More
The polls will be open March 12 so voters in parts of Bangor and Orono can choose a new representative to the Maine House. Read More
John Feeney’s appointment comes weeks before Democratic Gov.-elect Janet Mills is set to take office, with Democrats eager for an overhaul at DHHS after eight years of the LePage administration. Read More
The close race for Hancock County probate judge became even closer Thursday following a recount by the Secretary of State’s Office. But the recount didn’t change the outcome. Read More
The race for county treasurer is typically an under-the-radar affair. But in Penobscot County following Tuesday’s election, it’s a nail biter. Read More
