COVID-19 hospitalizations, positive test rate continue sliding in Maine

School leaders and Maine health officials are discussing changes to mask policies and other pandemic guidelines as the omicron surge recedes.

The week starts cold, but mild air returns on Thursday

After record-breaking warmth on Saturday, winter has settled back in. Warmer weather does not stay away for long, though.

Bowdoinham girl missing for 5 months found safe

The 15-year-old Mt. Ararat High School student went missing in September.

COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving

The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.

Brunswick schools to launch anonymous crisis reporting tool, hire hazing prevention group

The initiatives are designed to improve wellbeing within the school community and prevent further incidents of misconduct.

Bill addressing browntail infestation advances

COVID-19 cases drop in Maine schools for first time since holiday break

The pandemic continues to take lives and strain hospitals even as more signs show the omicron wave is subsiding in Maine and around the country.

State urges removing browntail moth webs this winter to prevent species spread

Maine Forest Service says the invasive species has spread this year to areas of the state never before reached.

Don’t got Moxie? Maine’s beloved soda is in short supply

The local bottler of Moxie says that supply chain issues have delayed its delivery of Moxie concentrate for months.

Former Topsham police officer sentenced for assault in connection with a Mt. Ararat High School student

Randy Cook, 47, of Brunswick is charged with a Class D misdemeanor and has been sentenced to seven days in jail.