Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations

Faith groups across the state are returning to 'a new normal,' knowing that some members may not be inoculated.

Maine schools plan robust summer programming to counter COVID-19 impacts

Districts intend to enroll more students in a broader variety of programs this year to help them catch up and give them a boost for the fall.

Support mounting for rail trail expansion to New Hampshire

A proposed bill calls for a feasibility study to look into the potential of expanding the Mountain Division Rail Trail from Standish to Fryeburg.

FEMA mobile clinic coming back to Oxford, Windham for second round of shots

Solid dates are not yet set, but the clinic should be returning in the next two weeks.

Two dozen inmates at women’s prison have COVID-19

The outbreak at the facility in Windham began 10 days ago.

Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction

The justices also dismissed the former Windham man's contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.

Mobile vaccination unit coming to Windham

Windham standoff ends peacefully, police say

Brandon Croy, 33, of Windham is facing several criminal charges following the standoff on Forest Avenue, which lasted nearly 6 hours Wednesday.

State’s top court considers COVID-19 restrictions as part of murder case appeal

Noah Gaston is serving time for the murder of his wife, Alicia, in Windham in 2016, and has appealed his conviction and sentence.

Man who killed his wife in Windham will cite court’s COVID restrictions in appeal of murder sentence

Noah Gaston's attorneys are expected to argue that the sentencing hearing violated his rights to a public trial because courtroom capacity was limited and some people were allowed to address the court by videoconference.