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Maine National Guard members arrive in hospitals to assist with omicron surge

State health officials are shifting away from daily case counts as a reliable metric for tracking current transmission as a backlog of positive tests had grown to 46,000 on Wednesday.

Collins helps block voting rights reform as King warns U.S. democracy could collapse without it

Olympics

Yarmouth’s Sophia Laukli earns spot on U.S. Olympic Nordic ski team

Local & State

Maine shattered its annual record for overdose deaths in 2021

A 23% yearly increase in overdose deaths is blamed on fentanyl being added to other drugs, as well as increased isolation and other pandemic challenges.

Local & State

Maine CDC overwhelmed by backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests

Local & State

Portland charter commission hears proposals for City Hall leadership

The balance of power between the elected mayor and the appointed city manager is a key focus of the commission.

Editorials

Our View: COVID’s spread in Maine outpaces the numbers

Business Posted: 4:06 PM

Amazon heads to the mall with prototype clothing store
Business Posted: 4:01 PM

Rising inflation tightens squeeze on consumers
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 3:15 PM

German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dies
Sports Posted: 2:47 PM

Australian Open: Medvedev withstands Kyrgios, crowd to advance in Australia
Schools and Education Posted: 2:42 PM

School district settles lawsuit over alleged assault on bus
Sports Posted: 2:32 PM

Sports Digest: Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB
Business Posted: 2:01 PM

Emirates to again fly Boeing 777 to U.S. as 5G rollout slowed
Politics Posted: 1:50 PM

Collins helps block voting rights reform as King warns U.S. democracy could collapse without it
Olympics Posted: 1:33 PM

Yarmouth’s Sophia Laukli earns spot on U.S. Olympic Nordic ski team
Nation & World Posted: 1:22 PM

As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked
Sports Posted: 1:02 PM

Indiana’s Holmes undergoes ‘procedure’ on her knee, will begin rehab
Nation & World Posted: 12:56 PM

Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference

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Local & State

Fired broadcaster withdraws from Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
Varsity Maine

Brunswick varsity football reinstated for 2022 season after appeal to MPA
Times Record

Bath becomes latest Midcoast community to enact public mask mandate
Schools and Education

School district settles lawsuit over alleged assault on bus
Cops & Courts

Portland police officer charged with assault in on-duty incident in May
Nation & World

As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked
Local & State

Portland council postpones action on new shelter licensing rules
Feature Obituary

Martha Hallisey-Swift, 53, a devoted mother and champion of Maine’s children
Business

Marijuana delivery bill would allow access throughout Maine
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Gov. Mills must mandate masks

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Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
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Biden says nation weary from COVID but touts progress in year in office

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Collins helps block voting rights reform as King warns U.S. democracy could collapse without it

Maine’s senators took starkly opposed positions in a fiery late-night debate and vote Wednesday.

Workers are out sick in record numbers, exacerbating labor shortage woes

Between Dec. 29 and Jan. 10, approximately 8.8 million workers reported not working because they were sick with the coronavirus or caring for someone who was.

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

The high court's action leaves no legal impediment to turning over the documents, which include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes on Jan. 6 from the files of former chief of staff Mark Meadows.