Limington, ME

PORTLAND (WGME) -- More Maine counties are now recommended to mask up. The U.S. CDC updated its COVID tracker map Wednesday, putting Cumberland County and Kennebec County in the orange, meaning they have substantial COVID transmission. The U.S. CDC is recommending people indoors in those areas wear masks. York and...

OSSIPEE — A teen from New Durham was recently indicted in Carroll County Superior Court for allegedly threatening another teen with a knife at Kingswood Regional High School. A grand jury handed up the indictment for criminal threatening with a deadly weapon against William Day, 18, on July 16. The...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Massachusetts construction worker pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and will serve an 18-month sentence for the punch that killed his friend and co-worker last year. Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama came to Maine in October last year for a construction job. Police said Clarke hit Fama...

KENNEBUNK, Maine — RSU 21 School Board Chair Art LeBlanc is expected to send a letter to someone who brought a complaint to the board, but at the moment no one is saying what the correspondence will be about. On Monday, Aug. 2, the board unanimously authorized LeBlanc to write...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Massachusetts construction worker pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and will serve an 18-month sentence for the punch that killed his friend and co-worker last year. Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama came to Maine in October last year for a construction job. Police said Clarke hit...

PORTLAND, Maine – A Braintree, Massachusetts, construction worker pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was ordered to serve an 18-month sentence for the punch that killed his friend and co-worker last year. Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama went to Maine in October last year for a construction job. Police said...

PORTLAND (WGME) – There was a fatal fire in Portland Wednesday morning. The call came in at 8:15 a.m. for a fire at a home in the Riverton neighborhood off Route 302. One person died at the scene and another is now in the hospital with burns to her body.

SANFORD, Maine — Vaccinations against COVID-19 are an important part of ensuring students will be able to attend Sanford schools in person, five days a week, once classes begin Aug. 30, according to Superintendent Matt Nelson. “Based on what we are seeing statewide and nationally, vaccination is the single most...

CONWAY — The town's parking program, which was bleeding cash for a time, is now becoming profitable, Conway Town Manager Tom Holmes told selectmen Tuesday. Paid parking is in now effect daily at popular canoe put-in spots in town, including First Bridge in North Conway, Davis Park in Conway and the Smith-Eastman Landing on Meeting House Road behind the Conway Police Station.

PORTLAND, Maine — Several businesses and medical providers have announced they are requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but some people have asked whether there are any legal implications. "The answer is yes they can do that – it is legal," said labor attorney Peter Lowe, who represents many...

PORTLAND (WGME) – The eviction moratorium may have been extended for some Maine counties after it expired on Sunday, but affordable housing remains a problem in the state. It comes down to three major challenges: getting the financing for affordable housing units, finding enough people to build them and navigating zoning ordinances.

YORK, Maine — Local Realtors came together to raise money and compete in the Second Annual “Battle of the Brokerages” Bocce Ball Tournament benefiting Brad Stephens’ “Miles for Miracles” Boston Marathon Fundraiser for Boston Children’s Hospital. On Wednesday, July 21, more than 50 local Realtors gathered to compete in the...

PORTLAND (WGME) – A bookstore in Portland is making a difference for the community by donating to an elementary school that lost thousands of books in a fire last week. Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville lost nearly 10,000 books in a fire last Sunday. Now, a Portland bookstore called...

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong announced the return of their Flocktoberfest concerts after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The quartet will headline Portland, Maine’s State Theatre on October 8 – 9. Prog-jam trio lespecial opens for PPPP on the first night with funk and soul act West End Blend...