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Maine extends COVID-19 testing to all who think they need it

All people in Maine who think they need a coronavirus test are now eligible for one under a state order meant to increase access to tests.

Ranked-choice voting will be used in Maine’s presidential election, high court rules

AUGUSTA — Ranked-choice voting will be used in the presidential election in Maine this fall after the state’s high court ruled that Republicans did not gather enough valid signatures to put forward a people’s veto effort challenging the voting method.

Looming flu season raises the ‘possibility of two concurrent epidemics’

With the coronavirus already circulating in Maine, health care providers across the state are urging residents to get flu shots as soon as possible so that they can be protected when the influenza season arrives in the next few weeks, creating what the state’s top public health official called “the possibility of two concurrent epidemics.

Gov. Mills announces Phase 2 of Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program

How Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates differ on climate change and the environment

The effects of climate change are already broadly felt in Maine and across the U.

How to better plan your fall foliage outings in Maine

A dazzling time of year, fall foliage season marks the end of summer with a fiery display that transforms the Maine landscape.

Maine plans to avoid long waits for election results in November, but uncertainty remains

November election results may be delayed for up to a day in parts of Maine, but not for the days or weeks that others are girding for as clerks boost capacity to handle record-shattering shares of absentee ballots and make contingency plans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Mills accepts emergency Maine budget plan, will ask for more changes in January

AUGUSTA, — Gov.

Where Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates stand on money in politics and other reforms

Opposition to “dark money” was one thing Maine’s U.

PK Floats launches new aircraft float

LINCOLN — PK Floats Inc.

Maine’s top court will expedite ruling on ranked-choice voting referendum

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is expediting a decision on a referendum petition aimed at stopping the use of ranked-choice voting in this November’s presidential election, the acting chief justice said Tuesday.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce more than $2.3M to prevent domestic violence and protect survivors

Maine’s U.S. Senate hopefuls agree some on virus relief, but not on scope

The coronavirus pandemic upended economic activities in Maine and across the U.

How contact tracing is used to fight disease outbreaks on farms

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing has played a big part in controlling the spread of the virus.

How two iconic Maine retailers are preparing for a long, virus-altered holiday season

The year-end holiday season started earlier than usual in Maine this year, with moose tree ornaments and Christmas cards with coastal scenes already lining aisles in Renys department store in September.

Susan Collins and Sara Gideon clash over health care and Trump in first US Senate debate

Credit union’s surprise gift renders county vote moot

The patrol and investigative divisions of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office had long ago outgrown their small workspace, but this week they are working in their new spacious headquarters at the former KeyBank building in Guilford.

For the first time in 18 years, the entire state of Maine is now officially in drought

The entire state of Maine is now enduring a moderate- to severe state of drought for the first time in 18 years.

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