Press Herald

With dispatch center understaffed, Cumberland County looks to adjust operations

There have not been any delays handling 911 or non-emergency calls, but with 10 of 35 positions vacant officials want to streamline operations so fewer dispatchers can provide the same services.

Three people shot, including a young child, in Wells

Local & State

Mutations continue to drive COVID waves

Scientists say the virus has been developing variants that make it harder to rein in coronavirus.

Local & State

Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad

The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the education department responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state's website.

Schools and Education

UMaine System chancellor receives fourth no-confidence vote from faculty

Varsity Maine

Just say no: High school pitchers are piling up no-hitters

Maine Voices

Maine Voices: Accentuate the positive – COVID, a rural school and other challenges

Nation & World Posted: 10:02 PM

With all public camping becoming felony, Tennessee homeless worry
Sports Posted: 8:37 PM

Early Voting prevails in Preakness Stakes
Sports Posted: 7:59 PM

PGA Championship: Mito Pereira opens three-stroke lead
Boston Celtics Posted: 7:41 PM

Celtics without Williams in Game 3
Boston Red Sox Posted: 7:26 PM

Red Sox rally to beat Mariners, 6-5, for fourth straight win
Sports Posted: 6:48 PM

Woods struggles in third round, pulls out of PGA Championship
Sports Posted: 6:34 PM

Saturday’ high school roundup: York sends Brunswick to first loss, 1-0
Cops & Courts Posted: 5:46 PM

Three people shot, including a young child, in Wells
Local & State Posted: 5:34 PM

Vacancies effectively shut down small Maine town
Sports Posted: 5:26 PM

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs score three in third, shutout Senators
Nation & World Posted: 5:26 PM

Police report 2nd death from tornado in northern Michigan
Nation & World Posted: 5:25 PM

Poland needs EU to release assistance funds, ambassador says

Local & State

Maine reports 791 new COVID-19 cases, five more deaths
Nation & World

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now accepted in U.S.?
Local & State

Police continue to investigate alleged threat made by Greely High School student
Business

Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%
Nation & World

Biden signs $40 billion military, humanitarian aid bill for Ukraine
Nation & World

Russia’s claim of capturing Mariupol fuels concern for POWs
Lewiston-Auburn

Sun Journal's 175 years: Challenging the ‘old fogeys’ by starting a newspaper
Local & State

Rent increases at South Portland apartment complex prompt call for temporary eviction moratorium
Business

April home sales fell 21% in Maine, but prices went through the roof

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Politics

Emails show wife of Supreme Court justice pressed lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss
Local & State

Flu makes a late-season surge in Maine, Shah warns
Nation & World

Monkeypox spreads in Europe, U.S., baffling African scientists
Local & State

Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine
Business

U.S. may be barreling toward recession in next year, more experts say
Nation & World

First flights of baby formula from Europe to arrive this weekend
New England

New England schools eligible to apply for green bus funding
Business

Trump pays $110,000 fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt
Cops & Courts

Shooting death of Lewiston man at Augusta towing company under investigation by police

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Some seasonal businesses are going to extremes to house workers

Local & State

For asylum seekers in a city with a housing crunch, finding apartments is not easy

Vacancies effectively shut down small Maine town

Boeing docks crew capsule to space station in test do-over

Boeing's astronaut capsule has arrived at the International Space Station in a critical repeat test flight.

U.S., South Korea will consider expanded military drills to deter North

North Korea could well respond angrily to Saturday’s announcement.

Early Voting prevails in Preakness Stakes

Epicenter, which finished second at the Kentucky Derby, again is the runner-up.

Saturday’ high school roundup: York sends Brunswick to first loss, 1-0

Softball: The Class B Wildcats win an interclass showdown against the last unbeaten team in Class A.

The humble Farmer: Party in the rhubarb patch, and other spring revels

’Tis the season when an old Maine man enjoys the unfamiliar sensation of a hand-me-down shirt that fits.

The Wrap: Wells food truck park reopens, as does Tandem Coffee’s Anderson Street location

Also, a one-day natural wine festival takes place in Freeport, and the Netflix show 'Somebody Feed Phil' will air an episode shot in Maine.

Policy Matters: Women and Aging: A crisis unfolds

Join moderator Carol Coultas and panelists Jessica Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, and Destie Hohman Sprague, executive director of Maine Women’s Lobby, on June 7 as they explore the policies and innovations to help aging Mainers.