The outcome will set the stage for the next debate over President Biden's more ambitious $3.5 trillion spending package, a strictly partisan pursuit of far-reaching programs and services.

After previous projects fell through, a new developer plans to build townhouses on the undeveloped side of Saco Island.

Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 killing of photographer Teresa Halbach, a case that became the focus of the popular Netflix series

The House's resident physician reinstituted the mandate in all House office buildings, meeting areas and the chamber.

A Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington was used to kill 20 first graders and six educators at a Newtown, Connecticut school in 2012.

The company uses sensors, software and music to help people who have suffered brain injuries recover their walking functions.

Phelps said Biles' bowing out of the competition was the kind of "eye-opening experience" that could turn into a major positive by bringing greater awareness of mental health issues.

But the governor also stressed that the new guidance is a recommendation, not a mandate, and called again on unvaccinated Mainers to consider getting their shot.

“Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk has been hospitalized after collapsing on the show’s New Mexico set

Rising sea levels over the next 50 years could lead to severe flooding of the T during major storms, a study finds.

Two people suffered serious burns around 9 p.m. in Yarmouth on Cousins Island, and first responders called for a Life-Flight helicopter, a public safety dispatcher said.

Chief Frank Clark appears before a City Council workshop to outline how the department is progressing on racial justice issues highlighted by the specially formed city group.

Capitol Police officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell called out the disparate law enforcement response to the overwhelmingly white crowd of rioters and the response to racial justice protests in 2020 that followed the murder of George Floyd.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court agreed with his argument that there should have been a single indictment, since his escape and subsequent threats against his brother and father constituted a single criminal episode.

The four-term senator, known as a conservative as well as a pragmatist, died after suffering serious injuries in a bicycling accident.

Monsoon moisture is coming over the region but only showers were forecast near the Dixie Fire in northern California.

The state's 7-day rolling average of daily deaths has nearly doubled over the past 2 weeks, according to data from John Hopkins.

Daniel Hale said he leaked the information out of guilt for his participation in the U.S. drone program.

Senators are preparing for a weekend session to finish negotiations.

Members of the group Rise of the Moors, who were arrested in Massachusetts after a traffic stop, claim state courts have no jurisdiction over their case.

The report renews scrutiny on May's exchange of Israeli missiles and Hamas rockets in which over 250 Palestinians in Gaza and 13 residents of Israel died.

Portland is expected to receive more than $46 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act over the next year, but it can only be spent on certain uses.

The networking organization is calling it quits after 11 years of providing funding and technical assistance.

New report on campus safety urges more residential life staffers and greater effort to ease tensions between safety officers and students at the Lewiston college.

The $7.25-an-hour federal minimum wage has now gone the longest stretch without an increase since it was first introduced in 2009.

The news comes after weeks of waning vaccination rates, despite its wide availability and the swelling number of caseloads across the country.

In recent years and months, the longtime host of the popular PBS series 'Reading Rainbow' has repeatedly stated his aspirations to take up the coveted mantle.

Standards haven't been finalized but by 2026, the mileage standard could be raised as high as to 6%.

A pound of halibut that cost up to $16 pre-pandemic is now $28. Blue crab has gone from $18 to $44 a pound.

The company, which runs theaters in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is leasing the buildings and plans to reopen the theaters by the end of September.

Defendants are alleged to have cost the Holy See tens of millions of dollars in donated funds through poor investments, dealings with shady money managers and purported favors to friends and family.

All but one passenger who had been trapped in the car has been released from the hospital, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said.

Laboratory tests have confirmed a case of Powassan virus in a resident of Knox County, the state reports.

Robert Aaron Long faces still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta.

New data indicates that vaccinated people infected with the delta variant carry the same viral load as unvaccinated infected people, the CDC director said.

Along with graphic video of hand-to-hand fighting, the officers described being beaten as they held off the mob that broke through windows and doors and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win.

Gov. Mills expects to announce Wednesday whether the state will change masking recommendations based on new federal guidance, which currently would affect York and Piscataquis counties.

'I thought it would be better if I took a step back,' says the American star, as her teammates finish second to the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee.

Health care leaders say the moves represent an escalation of the nation's fight against the coronavirus.

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Rising home prices are prompting Biddeford to update property assessments, but more frequent adjustments in recent years mean the city will escape the painful tax shifts occurring in Portland and South Portland.

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Overseas allies are worried the country's young democracy is descending again into an autocracy.

Short-term staffing issues were to blame for recent delivery delays, but these have been rectified and mail delivery should now be on time, the USPS says.

Most years, it gains up to 24 inches from spring runoff – this year, it got just six.

Authorities hope improving weather will help crews make headway in Oregon.

One councilor is looking to include new shelter licensing rules in a competing proposal, while another is working with constituents to come up with a compromise that will please both the city and concerned residents.

A public-private partnership would allow for the development of an 87-bed boutique hotel using the vacant Coburn and Holmes Halls.

Estelle Hedaya, 54, loved to travel, took solace in her faith and was a 'fearless' friend.

The military will continue to help Iraq fight against ISIS.

Several hospitals and other providers say they are still considering vaccine requirements for staff, amid calls for mandatory inoculation by national groups and some states.

Months ago, a New England-based nonprofit group called Stripers Forever, aimed at protecting the striped bass as a game fish, called for a 10-year moratorium on the harvest of stripers from Maine to North Carolina.

Commissioners say topics broached at Wednesday's hearing will likely include the structure of city government, the relationship between city and school leadership, diversity and equity, policing and housing.

The changes to ongoing trials could delay the availability of the vaccines to kids between the ages of 5 and 11 beyond the anticipated timeline of early fall.

Closed following last weekend's vandalism, when bolts and screws were removed from children playground equipment, the latest incident included breaking the gate and lock, breaking another piece of equipment and an attempt to cut the chain on the gate.

The warrant against Rep. Philip Cortez, who has returned to Washington D.C., is enforceable only in Texas.

The paltry catch has led to exorbitant prices, with customers saying they can't afford $35 per pound and fishermen considering packing it in.

In most cases, employers will not be allowed to ask applicants about criminal history on applications, though they can do so during job interviews.