The state of Maine is launching a first-of-its-kind program under which schools can financially assist families with rent, utilities and other household expenses.

Free school meals will continue for students in Maine as federal funding for the pandemic-era program ends. The state says removing barriers means more kids who would otherwise go without are fed.

Free meals will continue for all students in Maine as federal funding for the pandemic-era program ends. The state says removing barriers means more kids who would otherwise go without will get fed.

Several restaurants in Portland are calling on local officials to institute a vaccine mandate. They says the mandate would protect front-line workers amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

A paper mill in Maine says raw materials are too expensive and hard to find right now. So they're asking locals to drop their used pizza boxes and other packaging off at the plant.

A paper mill in Maine says raw materials are too expensive and hard to find right now. So it is asking locals to drop their used pizza boxes and other packaging off at the plant.

With workers in short supply, a Maine shipyard has set up an on-the-job training program in hopes of filling hundreds of jobs over the next year. Officials say it could be a model for other companies.

In Maine, hundreds of schools have opted into a state plan to test students every week to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep classrooms open. But that's easier said than done for some districts.

Many school districts across the country have reported big downturns in attendance as they've shifted to remote learning. Some students have dropped off the map entirely.

Because of COVID-19 protocols, school band classes have been moved to parking lots and athletic fields. Students attach coverings to the end of their instruments to stop droplets from getting out.

Aroostook County has reported fewer than 40 COVID-19 cases since March. But even in an area with low infection rates, back to school looks a little different.

Maine has some of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country. And a few schools in rural districts have already opened their doors to in-person learning.

Since March, the U.S. has blocked nonessential travel along the U.S.-Canada border to limit the spread of COVID-19. But in northern Maine, the move cut off many longstanding social and economic ties.

Though it began as a way to reach bikers in Bangor, Maine, the mission has now become broader, with a focus on teaching the Bible and offering services to those in need.

Attorney and small-business owner Angela Okafor made history recently as the first immigrant and first person of color elected to the City Council in Bangor, Maine.

A partnership between members of the Passamaquoddy tribe and the Library of Congress to transcribe wax cylinder recordings from 1890 is bringing the tribe's language back to life.

The crisis on the southern border has been driven by a surge of migrants from Central America. But hundreds of African migrants have crossed the border in recent weeks, many to seek asylum.

Many African asylum-seekers have made their way to Portland, Maine. They are joining large communities of immigrants from the Congos, Angola and other countries who have settled there.

The booming economy means a shortage of school bus drivers in many parts of the country. In Maine, the situation was so bad one school had to cancel classes for a day.

Personalization is a huge ed-tech buzzword, but not everyone agrees on what that means or if it's a good thing.