Some Central Maine Power customers are not expected to see electricity restored until Wednesday night.
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Maine CDC reports 221 new COVID cases; hospitalizations rise again
Meanwhile, an entire fire station shift calls out sick in Portland after a member tested positive for the coronavirus.
AP Fact Check: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods
President Trump was ostensibly campaigning for two Republican senators in Georgia, but focused most on false allegations about the election he lost.
As pandemic deepens in Maine, rapid testing could be in short supply
Federal funding in a potential COVID-19 relief bill in Congress could alleviate the projected shortfall.
Japan capsule carrying asteroid samples lands in Australia
Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, about 180 million miles away, a year ago.
Newtown, Conn., council rejects ordinances to limit gun carrying in town
The decision comes less than two week before the eighth anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre.
Rain, snow, growing outages as strong storm blasts through Maine
More than 166,000 CMP customers were without electricity Saturday night, and emergency management officials warned Mainers to avoid travel because of ice and snow.
Fire guts old church housing New York’s Liberty Bell
The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn Saturday after a fire spread from an adjacent building.
Maine CDC reports 283 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
Maine once again sets a record seven-day average for new daily cases – 265.3 – as the increasingly uncontrolled surge is leading officials to consider scaling back contact tracing.
Portland childcare programs in jeopardy without more federal coronavirus funds
A proposal headed to the school board for discussion Tuesday would discontinue community childcare programs for students on days they’re not in school, with federal relief funding about to run out.