EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) — A Maine lab is set to receive about $900,000 in federal funding to research a new method of detecting potentially harmful toxins in mussels.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrat Sara Gideon raised $39 million for her Maine campaign in the third quarter, far outraising Republican Sen. Susan Collins in their heated race that could help...

PITTSFIELD, Maine (AP) — The Maine company that makes specialized swabs for coronavirus testing is ready to open a third manufacturing plant, officials said Monday.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration is awarding $4.1 million to improve the International Marine Terminal in Portland Harbor, U.S. Sen. Susan...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A week in September will be designated as National Estuaries Week to recognize the importance of ecosystems where the rivers meet the sea.

Coronavirus-related developments in New England on Sunday:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan is investing in six research projects aimed at combatting racism after faculty members criticized the university for inaction following global...

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Friday urged the president and first lady “a quick, full and safe recovery" from COVID-19, and she's encouraging people to be vigilant...

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — U.S. Senators from Maine and New Hampshire want the federal government to reevaluate the restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Canada during the coronavirus...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump for his failure to condemn white supremacists during a debate with Democratic challenger Joe...

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — An international airport in far northern Maine plans to use more than $4 million in federal funding to make improvements.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Democratic candidate for the legislative seat being vacated by the opponent of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins fostered a hostile and abusive work environment, former staffers...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's U.S. senators are joining several New England colleagues in seeking federal funding for bus, motorcoach and passenger ferry companies that are struggling...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Saturday there should be no vote on a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the election.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three nonprofit groups that provide services for victims of domestic violence are among the recipients of more than $2.3 million in federal aid in Maine.

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The three women dubbed the “Freeport flag ladies” came out of retirement on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

PORTAGE LAKE, Maine (AP) — The federal government is providing more than $400,000 to help five Maine snowmobile clubs maintain the trails snowmobilers use in the winter.

CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins is kicking off a bus tour of the state's 16 counties, starting Monday in her hometown of Caribou.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators both decried a move by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to no longer brief committees on election security issues.

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The National Science Foundation is providing University of Maine with almost $3 million for graduate research about the Arctic.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The members of Maine's congressional delegation are backing a push they said would improve access to affordable residential care at Veterans Homes.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's dairy farmers and specialty crop growers have received the bulk of federal aid that's designed to help food producers weather the coronavirus pandemic.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a request to designate July as “National Blueberry Month” at the urging of senators from one of the country's most important blueberry growing...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — The federal government is providing $4 million to help four medical organizations in Maine fight the state's opioid crisis.

TRENTON, Maine (AP) — The federal government is giving $9 million to help with the development of a transit facility in Downeast Maine that supporters say will dramatically improve transportation...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Maine university more than $650,000 to support a water conservation effort in Casco Bay.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A group that has targeted Republican President Donald Trump with biting attacks is now going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's two U.S. senators said a state apprenticeship program has received nearly a half million dollars in federal funding to expand.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Independent Max Linn plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine and endorse Republican Sen. Susan Collins, his campaign said.