Central Maine News

How we view flying, how we pack and how we even look at air travel is different now than it was 20 years ago. And, for most of us anyway, we have a pretty good grasp of what items are acceptable and not acceptable to fly with.

The move doesn't take effect until what I like to call "April 8th", but the change is a welcomed one to parents and students alike. It has been a crazy year for thousands of Maine students as most school have shifted to a completely remote or a hybrid learning model...

A town employee was reportedly exposed to coronavirus and was supposed to be tested as of Monday morning.

We've received word that part of North Belfast Avenue (Route 3) has been shut down from the Weeks Mills Road up to Bolton Hill following an apparent early-morning car accident.

According to WABI TV 5, a new bill in the Maine legislature would lower the Maine hunting age from 16-years-old to 14-years-old.

It looks like people in Central Maine will soon have a brand new spot to hangout, sit and relax with friends. According to their Facebook page, Unwined-Skowhegan is planning on opening its doors this summer. The brand new wine bar will be located at 151 Water Street in Downtown Skowhegan and will be offering Maine-made wines, craft beers, ciders and more...

According to News Center Maine, dozens of Maine lobster fishermen surrounded a research vessel of the coast of Monhegan Island on Sunday in protest of a proposed floating wind turbine site. From what we've seen in several photos on Facebook, the research vessel 'Go Liberty' was in the area of a proposed floating wind turbine...

An update from the Chief Medical Examiner indicates that Bolduc died from an apparent suicide.

That boils down to a minimum of about 910,000 Mainers if you consider it at 70% of approximately 1.3 million.

According to the Kennebec Journal, a new and quite massive three-story structure is being built at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The building will be a total size of 21,050 square feet, though not all of that will be dedicated to the employee break room...

According to bystander reports, Pierre 'Pete' Bolduc, an Augusta man who was reported missing weeks ago, has been found dead.

James Ahern of Greenfield, Maine was arrested Saturday night after driving the wrong way on the highway not once, but twice.

According to the Kennebec Journal, four cafeteria staff within the Augusta Public School system have been laid off. The layoffs come as a result of fewer school lunches being served under the free and reduced lunch programs. That is a direct result of children learning remotely and/or only going to school a few days a week as opposed to a normal school year's full 5-day-a-week schedule... Read Mor

Johnson & Johnson has submitted a request to the United States Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval of it's novel single-shot Coronavirus vaccine.

According to the Kennebec Journal, there will be a new Chief in town for the Augusta Fire Department.

Gardiner Police Officer, Allen Alexander, crashed his cruiser into a tree while he was chasing a speeding suspect on Friday night.