COVID-19 cases drop in Maine schools for first time since holiday break

The pandemic continues to take lives and strain hospitals even as more signs show the omicron wave is subsiding in Maine and around the country.

Schools under-identify number of homeless students due to pandemic

School officials say the pandemic and remote learning made it difficult for them to identify families who were experiencing homelessness.

Phippsburg resort looks to add 24 ‘glamping’ campsites

Sebasco Harbor Resort owner Robert Smith hopes to build 24 campsites just north of the resort.

Brunswick could move polling from junior high to rec center

Former Topsham police officer sentenced for assault in connection with a Mt. Ararat High School student

Randy Cook, 47, of Brunswick is charged with a Class D misdemeanor and has been sentenced to seven days in jail.

Jonesport may decide fate of Brunswick rocket company’s proposed launch site by May

After enacting a six-month ban on commercial rocket use in December, Jonesport is now working to arrive at a final decision on whether to permit bluShift Aerospace’s roughly $2 million launch site proposal.

Brunswick to consider ban on selling flavored tobacco products

On Monday, Brunswick councilors voted unanimously to set a public hearing for Feb. 22.

Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, positive tests continue to fall

The number of patients in critical care also continues to decline and has dropped 41% from the December peak.

1,400-square-foot mural to be unveiled on Brunswick’s Fort Andross Mill this summer

The mural, titled “Many Stitches,” will portray “the historical use of the site, and contemporary themes of creative commerce, diversity, community cooperation, peace and environmental sustainability.”

Maine CDC reports 23 more deaths from COVID-19

The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it's still having a devastating impact.