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Following a recent spike in the number of overdose deaths in Maine's largest city, Portland Police are reaching out to remind the public that there are resources available to help those at risk.

A case of hepatitis A has been identified in a food service worker in Waterville.

Maine's unemployment rate rose slightly in December, but continued a long stretch at very low levels.

A union representing Maine corrections officers says jail staffing shortages are leading to forced overtime and turmoil among staff.

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine officials want to close a lobster bait fishery to newcomers while they develop new management, licensing and an enforcement plan.

The Portland Press Herald reports Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Pat Keliher will present a plan to freeze the fishery at its current size for two years to state lawmakers on the Marine Resources Committee in February.

The Coast Guard says two people were pulled unresponsive from the Atlantic Ocean after a fishing boat's automated emergency beacon was issued 45 miles southeast of Portland.