1 Minute Maine: Recent Episodes
Ryan Gavin
Another iconic Maine restaurant is closing in the Old Port due to the coronavirus. That and more in the news today.
Big news: The Harold Alfond Foundation has made the largest-ever gift to an educational institution in New England history.
Maine game wardens are investigating a shooting in downeast Maine that involved a child.
Police in Orono are looking for joyriders who took a piece of construction equipment for a ride at Orchard Trails near UMaine. Happy Monday!
After multiple reports of positive coronavirus tests from beachgoers, Morgan's Beach in Enfield has closed for the season.
At least 28 people have tested positive after a wedding at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket in early August.
The plant in Guilford that hosted president Trump in June has been awarded more than $50 million to make the swabs used in coronavirus tests.
A majority of Maine teachers are likely to return to the classroom this fall, but fears remain about safety.
The Bangor Police Department is under fire after an officer threatened to arrest a citizen for cleaning up hate speech graffiti in Pickering Square downtown over the weekend.
Shark-related swimming restrictions have been lifted on all beaches in Maine after last week's deadly shark attack, and July 2020 was officially the hottest month on record in Maine.
Another hot one on tap for Vacationland today. Here's what's going on across the state.
Unemployment claims, comets in the sky, drug busts, alligators, and Hannaford's tobacco decision are all in the news today.
More than 50 spiders, including tarantulas, were discovered at a motel in Norway. Maine Game Wardens were called to the scene. Here's what's going on in Maine today!
The Maine CDC is reporting just 8 new cases of coronavirus and no additional deaths across the state over the last 24 hours.
From tornadoes to retirement parties for people who haven't retired yet, this was one crazy week in Vacationland.
Portland is establishing a new relief fund for residents who miss rent, this weekend's rally in Portsmouth may require masks, and a love triangle leads to attempted vehicular homicide in Saco.
In the middle of the pandemic, President Trump has announced plans for a massive rally at Pease Air Force base in Portsmouth, NH this coming weekend. Joe Biden leads the president by wide margins in the granite state.
Maine continues to reopen, but more and more events are cancelled as 2020 moves into a new month.
New COVID-19 cases have popped up in congregant settings all over the state, and more businesses are opening back up.
Outrage today after a crowd of hundreds packed into Portland's Wharf Street over the weekend, and a new take on an old celebration.
Palace Playland and Aquaboggan are set to open back up in July, and two stars from the hit Netflix documentary "Tiger King" are coming to Bangor this fall.
Brad Paisley won't be performing at Rock Row in Westbrook this fall, another cancellation due to coronavirus.
More coronavirus cancellations and extensions, and the result of the investigation into last fall's deadly explosion in Farmington.
Outdoor burns have been banned across the state as hundreds of wildfires have already raged throughout Maine in 2020.
Bars can't open inside yet here in Maine, BIW workers are on strike for the first time in more than 20 years, and news about fall openings across the state.
Maine's moose permit winners have been announced, the Bangor Orchestra's season has been delayed, and a staple of the Sanford community is closing its doors forever.
Starting on July 1st, out-of-state visitors will be able to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine by certifying that they've received a negative coronavirus test less than 72 hours before entering the state.
One of Maine's most famous diners is up for sale, and thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims have been caught by the Maine Department of Labor.
Maine's bicentennial celebration will be delayed until 2021 as coronavirus claims 100 lives here in the Pine Tree State.
More Maine businesses are set to open this week under the government's reopening plan, but three counties aren't ready to open yet.
Ice cream is off the menu for now at Hadlock, the Press Herald editorial board calls on the president to resign, and the CDC is warning of hepatitis A exposure in Saco.
Brewer's deputy mayor has resigned after admitting to filing a false police report, Moxie Fest has been cancelled in 2020, and the president is set to visit a small Maine town tomorrow.
Protests continue across the state in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Protests lasted well into the night in Maine's largest city, and a Maine Game Warden came to the rescue with his K-9 pal, Sig.
Maine's Blue Ribbon Classic has been cancelled in 2020, protestors converge on the Portland Police department, and Maine's reopening plan enters a new phase today.
Delta has suspended service to Bangor, OOB and Red's Eats are opening, and a Portland Restaurant is shutting down because of COVID-19.
An off-duty Maine game warden and his family saved another family in distress on Parlin Pond over Memorial Day Weekend.
An explosion of coronavirus cases have been reported at Cape Memory Care in Cape Elizabeth, campgrounds are opening this weekend for in-state residents only, and parts of Baxter State Park are on fire.
Staggering unemployment numbers continue in Maine, rabid foxes are on the loose, and a shocking gun charge for a former football coach in the Bangor area.
More COVID-19 cases have been reported in Maine prisons, more concerts have been cancelled, and a comedy tour is planned at Maine's drive-in theaters.
Dentists and state parks are opening back up, but nail salons and gyms aren't on the approved list yet.
A 120 MPH+ police chase down the Maine Turnpike ended in Falmouth over the weekend, and a man who was attacked with a machete in Lewiston is under investigation himself for threatening a tenant with a gun.
The Portland city council will decide whether to close several streets in the Old Port to vehicular traffic, making them pedestrian-only.
Portland has cancelled its fireworks this summer, the Maine CDC is warning of ticks for a change, and house pets with no symptoms can spread coronavirus.
Maine CDC is concerned about a spike in coronavirus cases here in Vacationland, weddings are being postponed by the hundreds, and a man from Lisbon has been brought up on federal gun charges.
The Maine Army National Guard conducted a flyover to salute healthcare workers today, but questions are being asked about the cost of the flight.
Maine's annual moose hunt is still on, shows are cancelled across the state, and the Maine National Guard will conduct a flyover on Tuesday to honor medical personnel on the front lines of the crisis.
A cruise ship loaded with passengers might be headed to Maine to tie up for the summer, but there are no COVID-19 cases reported aboard.
More than 10,000 Mainers have filed unemployment claims in just two days, after the pandemic assistance became available for self employed and contract workers.
The Common Ground Country Fair announces a virtual event in 2020, a movie theater in Biddeford is closing permanently, Chick-Fil-A announces a new Maine location, supermarkets might ask you to take off your mask, and the beaches in Scarborough are open.
The University of New England has announced its plans for the fall semester, the Bangor Drive in is slated to reopen, Moose Turd Mary Winchenback's show premieres tonight on truTV, and beware of the toxic moths here in Maine.
Remember Mary Winchenbach from Tirdy Works? She signed a TV deal! The Windsor Fair is the latest casualty of the coronavirus here in Maine, and the Marden family made a sizable donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
When can Maine get back to normal? Nobody really knows. A Maine astronaut is headed back to Earth, the mill cleanup has begun in Jay, and Bates is deciding how and when to get back to their normal academic schedule.