BIW, union extend contract for one month amid pandemic

The four-year contract between BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, and Local S6 was due to expire on May 17 but it will now expire on June 21.

Photos: Auburn homeowner creates stuffed animal safari

The Virus Diaries: Teen offers a ‘list of instructions for not giving up’

Sophie Robinson, 16, and her high school classmates are writing daily journal entries about life in the age of coronavirus.

Mills administration held secret meetings on pandemic with state lawmakers

Officials briefed large groups of Maine legislators privately and without public notice multiple times, in apparent violation of state law.

Maine moose lottery in June will he held online only

The popular event, slated for June 13, will be a virtual drawing this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Online tool assists Social Security recipients to get payment for dependents

The portal will allow eligible families to get $500 per dependent at the same time as their Economic Impact Payments.

‘I’m in limbo,’ says Massachusetts man, 61, who continues to test positive for coronavirus while quarantined in Somerset County

Nearly a month after his initial diagnosis, a man who would only identify himself as Jeff is still in quarantine at his Somerset County lakehouse as a full recovery eludes him.

Canada-U.S. border won’t reopen soon to nonessential travel, Trudeau says

Nearly 200,000 people cross that border every day in normal times.

Maine reports 3 more virus deaths as Gov. Mills announces protections against evictions

The governor also announced the creation of a $5 million fund through MaineHousing to assist tenants who cannot pay their rent.

Sens. Collins, King join presidential task force to reopen economy

Maine's U.S. senators are part of a large bipartisan group that includes two-thirds of the Senate and more than 30 House members.