1 Minute Maine

Dr. Nirav Shah at the Maine CDC says that we've hit a new plateau, the Maine DEA nabbed a massive score with a big drug bust tied to a child's recent death, biologists are worried about deer transmitting disease, and the Bangor Christmas parade is on!

Unbelievably, the CMP corridor is still under construction even after it's blowout loss in Tuesday's election. UMaine enrollment is at an all-time high, the Maine Game Warden service is offering a reward for information about a dead deer left abandoned in a field in Harmony, and Maine plans a rollout for COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 and up.

Election Day is finally here in Maine, a Bowdoin College trustee is resigning over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and new COVID-19 case numbers released this morning ahead of the push to vaccinate children in Maine.

The Maine Turnpike Authority is raising tolls today, several American Airlines flights departing from PWM have been cancelled, MaineHealth has received more than a million dollars to study COVID-19, and tomorrow is election day in Maine.

A massive lithium deposit has been discovered in Newry, with crystals up to 30 feet long. If it's mined or quarried, it could be worth more than a billion. Maine's healthcare worker vaccination mandate is effective today, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives announced a positive Covid test, and the Westbrook police had to cut the line off at the new Chick-Fil-A hours before it closed last night.

Chick-Fil-A opened in Westbrook today with huge lines, a new word has been added to the dictionary, a 100 year old Mainer celebrates her birthday, and booster shots are here. This is what's going on in Vacationland today.

The driver of a cement truck has been arrested for operating under the influence and possession of drugs. A well-known Old Port restaurant is calling it quits, more events are moving online, and winter sports have been cancelled at Colby, Bates and Bowdoin colleges.

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A report today in the Maine Beacon indicates that Susan Collins may not be complying with COVID recommendations when she travels to and from Washington, DC. A high speed chase through Waterville last night didn't yield any arrests, and two suspects are still at large and considered dangerous. Spectrum in Portland is hiring 200 people for a new call center, and the Harold Alfond Foundation has made the largest-ever gift to an educational institution in New England history.

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Maine game wardens are investigating the shooting of a child with birdshot in downeast Maine, the Fryeburg Fair has gone virtual this year, and two police officers have been fired for allegedly beating porcupines to death while on duty.

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Up to 30% of Maine's potato crop could get hosed this year after severe drought swept the region this fall. Police in Orono are looking for joyriders who took a piece of construction equipment for a ride at Orchard Trails near UMaine, and a record number of Mainers have requested absentee ballots before the election in November.

1 Minute Maine highlights the biggest things happening in Vacationland, in just about one minute. Subscribe or listen to Maine Vibe live at 12, 3, 5 & 6pm ET each weekday.