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The largest union at Bath Iron Works is mourning the death of a member from COVID-19 complications. Rick Poulin was a 31-year veteran of the Bath shipyard’s electric shop and an officer of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local S6, the union said Monday. “If you met...

A Limington man accused of killing his mother and her boyfriend and setting her home on fire last week allegedly told police that he had “snapped.”. Matthew Cote, 21, has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of 47-year-old Cheryl Cote and 46-year-old Daniel Perkins. The couple’s...

According to WMTW, the woman was fine $14,000 after she reportedly repeatedly refused to wear a mask during the flight. The incident took place back on February 25th of 2021. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration explained that the flight was a Delta Connection operated by Endeavor Airlines from New York City to the Portland International Jetport.

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $14,000 fine against a passenger on a flight to the Portland International Jetport. The FAA says flight attendants on the Delta Connection flight operated by Endeavor Airlines from New York City to Portland on Feb. 25 repeatedly told the woman to wear her mask properly.

PORTLAND, Maine — Emergency repairs on the Maine Turnpike created long backups on the highway in the Portland area on Wednesday. The Maine Turnpike Authority said a broken drain cover created a hole in the road near mile 49 on the southbound side of the highway. Officials said traffic would...

LISBON (WGME) -- A Lewiston woman was killed after her car collided with a tractor-trailer in Lisbon on Tuesday. Police say 87-year-old Juliette Ouellette was on Littlefield Road and pulling out on to Route 196 when the crash happened. [Police investigating death of 3-year-old Maine boy]. She was the only...

Prices for single-family homes in Maine jumped 28.21% during May, compared to a year ago, and the number of sales was up by roughly the same percentage. The price increase was the biggest climb so far in 2021, which has already seen double-digit increases. The statewide median sales price for...

Portland has totally come alive this summer. We found a very cool open-air market this past weekend, and it's a must-do destination. The East End Vend is on the corner of Congress Street and Washington Avenue in downtown Portland. From the East End Vend website:. East End Vend is a...

STANDISH, Maine — EDITORS NOTE: Watch Taylor's full story with Samantha York Thursday at 6 p.m. on NEWS CENTER Maine. It was the day the 28-year-old, who identifies as transgender and non-binary and uses they/them or he/him pronouns, took legal control of their new identity. It's a journey they have been documenting on the popular social media app TikTok.

It's pretty safe to say that last year, we were robbed of an all-out 4th of July celebration. The pandemic was still running wild without us having as much knowledge about it as we do now, we had no vaccine yet so we were still basically ordered to be under lock and key quarantined at home -- it was just the opposite of what we're used to in Vacationland.

One of the largest trees in Maine has been ravaged by browntail moths in recent months, causing concern about the health of Portland’s beloved landmark. The Candelabra Tree, as it is colloquially known, lost 90 percent of its foliage after the leaves sprouted early May, according to the Portland Press Herald. The massive pin oak, estimated to be about 100 years old, sits at the edge of Deering Oaks park in the city.

It was about 930 Sunday morning when we were both at a red light. You pulled up to my left, and the only reason I noticed you is because your stereo was blasting Peaches by Justin Beiber. I have to admit, I may be slightly sick of that song. We play it a lot and well, you know. Anyway, you did something I thought would never ever happen. You actually made me LOVE that song? How? Because you were jamming out to it big time. Not only did you know every single word, but you had some serious dance moves. You WERE Justin Beiber! I have never been so glad to be stuck at such a long red light. (It's the light as you get off the Turnpike and go toward downtown Saco. To the right is Hannaford, up ahead to the left is Dairy Queen).

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — County commissioners agreed with the sheriff’s recommendation to fire the administrator of a jail that dealt with one of the state’s largest COVID-19 outbreaks last year. Michael Vitiello, who ran the York County Jail for two decades, was recommended for dismissal Friday by county commissioners after...