By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 05:41 pm More than two-thirds of the population of people who are age 12 and older is fully vaccinated. Read more... »
By Jessica Piper on Jul 07, 2021 05:06 pm Several metrics indicate the virus is not spreading more widely amid nationwide concern about the more contagious delta variant. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 05:01 pm An investigation has recovered more than $140,000 in back wages owed to 66 pizza delivery employees who worked for a business in New Hampshire, including during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Read more... »
By Josh Keefe on Jul 07, 2021 04:48 pm It could represent a new front in the battle communities are waging to hold opioid makers accountable for the costs of a drug epidemic that is set to break a deadly record in Maine in 2021. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 04:48 pm Two more people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend were arraigned on Wednesday under heavy security. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 04:05 pm A series of shortages has left warehouses depleted and prices rising at more than 11 percent annually as Americans resume BBQs and parties after more than a year of isolation. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 04:01 pm The organization that created the nation's first memorial to lynching victims has announced a major expansion of a museum designed to trace the impact of slavery and racism through the centuries. Read more... »
By Leela Stockley on Jul 07, 2021 03:32 pm A program to help new and expecting mothers combat the challenges of opioid use has been launched by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 02:26 pm A founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak will spend 14 and a half years behind bars, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Jul 07, 2021 02:13 pm Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress. Read more... »