Oil, propane and kerosene prices for heating homes and businesses were down across the board this week compared to last week, extending a three-week downtrend in prices, the Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday in its weekly heating fuel price survey.
The first of two storm systems forecast earlier this week brought mostly light snow accumulations to Aroostook County Tuesday into Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is sponsoring legislation that would shrink the size of the border enforcement zone where federal agents can stop vehicles without warrants.
A fresh round of snow will greet Mainers Tuesday in time for the morning commute and likely create slick roads.
Sharon Mason of Houlton had hoped to spend the Christmas school break traveling with her three children to the various historic sites in Washington, D.C.
Maine saw its first death from influenza late last month, after an older resident of Hancock County died during the second to last week of 2018.
Maine electricity users endured the most frequent service interruptions and the longest outages of any state in the U.S. in 2017, according to federal reliability data.
A federal law now requires all hospitals to list their standard charges, and Maine hospitals have begun listing prices for services online. Supporters say the law is aimed at empowering patients and ultimately driving down costs.
Janet Mills was sworn in as Maine’s 75th governor and the first woman to hold the office on Wednesday, with the Democrat pledging a “new day” in her inaugural address alongside promises to expand health coverage and fight climate change and the opioid crisis.
An older resident of Hancock County last week became the first person in Maine to die from the flu this season, according to a weekly flu surveillance report from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
