Rick Savage
Early closing hours to continue for many businesses in Maine

Dec. 30, 2020 09:08 AM EST
Early closing hours that are in effect for bars and restaurants will continue into the new year amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills...

Maine to get fewer shots than hoped; school safety downgrade

Dec. 18, 2020 01:45 AM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities have informed Maine that it will receive fewer of the new Pfizer coronavirus vaccines next week than it had expected....

People stand by marks on the ground meant to encourage social distancing while waiting in line to get drivers licenses and vehicle registrations outside the Warrensburg License Office Monday, May 4, 2020, in Warrensburg, Mo. The privately run facility reopened Monday after being closed for about six weeks during stay-at-home orders that were enacted to stem the spread of COVID-19 and ended today for much of the state. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Latest: India to shut liquor stores in Mumbai

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

Shawn Garrity, from Arundel, staples a sign of support for the Sunday River Brewing Company in their parking lot on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020, before the restaurant opened in Bethel, Maine. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)
Restaurateur again flouts shutdown; 21 new virus cases added

May. 05, 2020 02:00 AM EDT

Maine Senate GOP says gov's reopening plan will cost jobs

By Patrick Whittle May. 04, 2020 10:34 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine governor's phased reopening plan that includes an extended stay-at-home order through the end of the month will cost thousands...

FILE - This Feb. 22, 2014, file photo shows a business in downtown Cedarville, Calif., in Modoc County. The rural California county is defying Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus shutdown order and has become the state's first county to let nonessential businesses reopen. Diners are being allowed into restaurants in Modoc County in the state's northwestern corner near Oregon. Newsom did not say Thursday, April 30, 2020, whether he would intervene in Modoc County as he did in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File)
Remote Northern California county defies stay-at-home order

By Scott Sonner And Juliet Williams May. 02, 2020 12:46 AM EDT

A crowd waits to get into Sunday River Brewing Company, Friday, May 1, 2020, in Newry, Maine. Rick Savage, owner of the brew pub, defied an executive order that prohibited the gathering of 10 or more people and opened his establishment during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Governor acknowledges frustration over pace of reopening

By David Sharp May. 01, 2020 01:30 AM EDT