Maine is just now beginning to see impacts from the infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year. The measure promises to significantly boost federal spending on roads, bridges, rail, water projects, and broadband internet, among other things.

Maine's labor market has almost fully recovered after seeing a sharp loss of 95,000 jobs in the early days of the pandemic — a loss documented in a new report from the state Department of Labor.

Wells town officials last week decided to enforce the town's land use ordinance that prohibits long-term hotel tenants. That prompted hotel owners to order about 30 families out by Saturday, giving them four days to find new homes.

On Sunday, the system announced that after discussions with Michael Laliberte, it was determined that it was "in the best interest of all parties" for him to voluntarily resign.

The last time alewives made the 70-mile journey from the ocean to China Lake in central Maine, the American Revolution had just come to an end in 1783. Since then, the sea run fish, also known as river herring, have been blocked from their historic spawning grounds by a series of dams. But this week, something remarkable happened: the fish returned.

The riders say cycling is not just fun, it's an important step toward reducing the climate impacts of transportation.

In a letter to the community, District Superintendent Jeffrey Porter says the student walked up to the students, made comments about shooting them, and referenced a gun in their backpack.

Indoor masking in public areas is recommended for those counties, which include Aroostook, Penobscot and Hancock, and most counties in southern Maine, except for York.

The UMaine Machias faculty assembly voted Thursday to support the no confidence votes made by faculty at three other campuses: Farmington, Augusta, and Southern Maine.

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