Local & State
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Lewiston Strong: Hundreds gather to honor victims, survivors 6 months after mass shooting
Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the lives of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Amtrak planners identify 3 possible sites for new train station in Portland
Moving the station from its current location at Thompson's Point would reduce travel time and improve efficiency of the Downeaster service between Boston and Brunswick.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Bill on transparency about hospital facility fees takes effect without Gov. Mills’ signature
The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Fewer people visited Maine in 2023, but they stayed longer and spent more money
Travel to the state during the shoulder seasons accounted for 44% of the visitors, up 3.4 percentage points from 2022, according to a report from the Maine Office of Tourism.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Fort Halifax Park in Winslow to reopen after monthslong closure
The park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18 flood, which damaged the park's bandstand and washed away benches and chunks of earth.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Maine’s high court upholds COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Team effort at Togus Pond in Augusta takes aim at toxic algae blooms
A project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Taco & Tequila Crawl and 7 other things to do this weekend
Make Portland Chowderfest, a songwriters night at Cadenza in Freeport and the Portland Farmers' Market all part of your plans.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Casco Bay Lines OKs first rate hike in 15 years, and it’s a big one – for tourists
Pending PUC approval, the ferry service will increase single, round-trip ticket prices 82% on June 1, while lowering prices for longer-term passes, benefiting residents and people who work on the islands.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
‘I’ll never give up on you’: Lewiston shooter’s friends knew he needed help
Daryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit's annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card's closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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