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The Bangor Drive-In theater is closing indefinitely

By Leela Stockley on Apr 15, 2022 05:22 pm
Many drive-in theaters are struggling to survive in the age of on-demand and direct-to-streaming movie releases.
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Chad LaBree named Brewer girls basketball coach

By Ernie Clark on Apr 15, 2022 04:50 pm
Chad LaBree will replace Chris Horr, who stepped down after leading the girls basketball program at Brewer for the past eight seasons.
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Biddeford named one of Food and Wine magazine’s ‘Next Great Food Cities’

By Leela Stockley on Apr 15, 2022 04:46 pm
Food and Wine highlighted Magnus on Water, whose chef Ben Jackson was nominated as a semifinalist in the 2022 James Beard Awards.
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Community transmission of COVID is high throughout most of Maine

By Leela Stockley on Apr 15, 2022 03:47 pm
High community transmission means that there have been 100 or more positive cases reported per a population of 100,000 people over the past seven days.
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Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Elon Musk takeover bid

By The Associated Press on Apr 15, 2022 02:58 pm
Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a "poison pill" defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposal to buy the company and take it private.
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New York Islanders 4-time Cup champion Mike Bossy dies at 65

By The Associated Press on Apr 15, 2022 02:45 pm
The Hockey Hall of Famer passed away Thursday night of lung cancer.
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Kennebec County facilities manager pleads no contest to sexual assault charges

By Leela Stockley on Apr 15, 2022 02:24 pm
James Saucier, 60, of Belgrade plead no contest to accusations that he unlawfully sexually touched and assaulted a female jail inmate.
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US

By The Associated Press on Apr 15, 2022 01:25 pm
Experts warn that the coming wave – caused by a mutant called BA.2 – will wash across the nation. Some states are already seeing a rise in hospitalizations.
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Janet Mills’ sports betting deal with Maine tribes advances in Legislature

By Michael Shepherd on Apr 15, 2022 01:17 pm
The measure would allow tribes to run mobile betting, while casinos and off-track betting parlors would be the only ones allowed to conduct in-person betting.
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Unemployment in Maine falls to lowest mark in 2 years

By Rosemary Lausier on Apr 15, 2022 12:41 pm
The Maine Department of Labor said Friday that the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in March.
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