An overhaul to the process is unlikely, but changes could come after the six-time Super Bowl champ was denied induction.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine reports first measles case since 2019
The case was confirmed by the Maine CDC on Thursday.
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Posted inSports
US starts strong at figure skating team event
Madison Chock and Evan Bates lifts the Americans to a two-point lead in the three-day competition.
Posted inSports
Lindsey Vonn tests injured knee before first Olympic race
Vonn, who tore the ACL in her left knee, is schedule to ski her first race on Sunday.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Maine Mariners add former UNE forward Ryan Kuzmich
Kuzmich made his ECHL debut earlier this season with the Rapid City Rush.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine police shooting panel recommends more court-ordered mental health treatment
The 11-member panel said in its new annual report that the 2024 police killing of a Westbrook man highlighted significant gaps in the current system.
Posted inMaine, News
US asks court to toss lawsuit alleging Army failed to stop Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
The government argues that the court lacks the authority to hear the case and that the families’ claims don’t meet the legal standard to move forward.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Sports
Get ready to see Susan Collins during the Super Bowl
A Collins ad from an outside group seeks to boost Maine’s senior senator, who is facing a high-profile 2026 reelection battle and low approval ratings.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
How Mainers have cheered for the Patriots over the years
Here’s a look at the New England Patriots’ long road to becoming 6-time champions, and the Mainers who’ve cheered them on along the way, curated from our newspaper archives.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
2026 Southern Maine Athletes of the Week: Winter Week 9
Press Herald sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Sunday all season long!