Former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah to join faculty at Colby College

Dr. Nirav Shah will join the faculty at Colby College in Waterville as a visiting professor this fall. Shah became well known to Mainers as the head of the Maine CDC during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says he'll teach courses in public health and crisis …

Maine Senate kills budget deal as parties fail to break deadlock

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate killed a $121 million supplemental budget bill Thursday after Republicans refused to drop their demand that permanent MaineCare reforms be included in the emergency funding measure. The impasse means lawmakers will have to …

Gun purchase waiting period debate in Maine

Maine Roller Derby to host Shamrock Showdown in Westbrook

Maine Roller Derby hosts its first Travel Team showdown of the season at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Happy Wheels at 3 Chabot St. in Westbrook. MRD faces another Maine league, Rock Coast Roller Derby, which MRD defeated at the teams’ first …

Maine's Cooper Flagg leaves ACC quarterfinal game against Georgia Tech with injury

Flagg went up for a rebound and crashed to the floor after he appeared to have his left foot land on the foot of Georgia Tech’s Darrion Sutton. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke star and Newport, Maine native Cooper Flagg left Thursday’s Atlantic Coast Conference …

Small oyster farmers explain why they think Maine Sea Grant’s programs need to stay

Click here for updates on this story     WESTPORT ISLAND, Maine (WMTW) — Andrew Buchner started farming oysters for two years. He has about two years to go until his first harvest, but so far everything is growing well. He has one limited purpose …

Maine, other states file lawsuit after mass education department layoffs

Maine is among more than a dozen states that have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the U.S. Department of Education over the mass layoff of federal education employees, including all of the staff at a …

Maine’s Cooper Flagg Shines on Duke’s National Stage

NEWPORT, Maine — Cooper Flagg, the rising college basketball star from Newport, is making waves at Duke University, captivating audiences with his talent and leading the Blue Devils toward a potential national championship. Flagg, a former Nokomis Regional …

Rollinsford rejects study to send youngest students to Maine

ROLLINSFORD — The town's voters on Tuesday narrowly rejected a citizens petition article asking for a study to look into sending Rollinsford Grade School students to school in Maine. The vote was 306-299 against the petition, which would have asked the …

Here’s a running list of all the probes, funding cuts since Trump threatened Maine

Since President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding unless Maine complies with his executive order banning transgender girls from playing girls’ sports, the state has been the subject of several probes and funding cuts that have been widely …