1 Minute Maine

An off-duty Maine game warden and his family saved another family in distress over the weekend on Parlin Pond in Jackman, and a litany of arrests from Memorial Day weekend littered the news this morning. One drug bust in Dover-Foxcroft uncovered enough fentanyl to kill several people.

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Record unemployment numbers here in Maine reported this week, and non-farm jobs are down by almost 100,000. 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. Maine remains under a Red Flag Warning.

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The National Weather Service has warned of fire danger across the state today. A woman in Lisbon was attacked by a rabid fox, thousands of Mainers have filed new unemployment claims this week, and a former football coach was arrested on gun charges in Bangor.

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More concerts have been cancelled across the state this summer, including shows in Portland and Bangor. Sunday River Brewing is opening again, there are new reported cases of COVID-19 in Maine prisons, Mainers are encouraged to vote absentee in the July primaries, and Maine's King of Comedy is planning a drive-in tour.

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Business owners are split on whether or not to maintain the 14-day quarantine on visitors entering the state. State parks will open this weekend for Maine residents only, but other facilities will remain closed. Vehicle registration deadlines have been extended, dentists offices are back, and longtime Portland Radio Group personality Randi Kirshbaum was fired yesterday after refusing an ultimatum to return to work against her doctor's recommendations.

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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. More concerts are being cancelled in 2020, and the Maine Beacon is reporting that almost 90,000 Maine workers are returning to the job without paid sick leave.

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The Portland city council will decide whether to close several streets in the Old Port to vehicular traffic, making them pedestrian-only. Maine CDC is reporting 38 new COVID-19 cases today but no additional deaths. Augusta has joined Portland in canceling its July 4th celebrations, and Reny's will open 10 of their locations across the state for business on Monday.

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Maine CDC is warning Mainers of ticks this spring and summer, and they're also reporting three more COVID-19 deaths in the state. A Maine state trooper had a close call with a moose this week, and the MSP are reminding everyone of moose in the roadway this time of year. Drive-In movie theaters are opening up, and more.

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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.

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The Maine Army National Guard conducted a flyover to salute healthcare workers today, but questions are being asked about the cost of the flight. A police chase in the Bangor area ended in a crash, and the event is under investigation. US Senator Susan Collins says that she suspended her reelection campaign back in March, but new records show that on the same day, she rented a private jet and flew to a high-dollar fundraiser in Connecticut with Wall St. financial supporters.

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