#COVID-19

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

ORONO — The University of Maine has cancelled a scheduled series for the Black Bears baseball program this weekend on the road against Stony Brook following a positive COVID-19 case in the program…

COVID-19 increased the stress and isolation that worsens abuse, making Maine survivors feel less safe at home

Kayla Duvall knew she had to get out of her marriage.

If she didn’t answer her husband’s repeated phone calls, he grew angry. He accused her of lying or cheating if she turned off the…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday the State is accelerating the timeline of its vaccination plan to make more people eligible for COVID-19 vaccines earlier.

Beginning Tuesday…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 728. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 19, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…

AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Thursday a bill to support the trades and apprenticeship programs.

LD 241, “An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the State of Maine will move the deadline for Maine individual income tax payments from April 15 to May 17, a change aligning Maine with the…

New appointments added every Monday and Wednesday

ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast and Blue Hill Hospitals plan to open an offsite, community COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Ellsworth. The Northern Light Hancock County Community Vaccination…

AUGUSTA — COVID-19 has created the need for extended unemployment, and there are now a number of people who are coming to the end of their benefit year, according to the Maine Department of Labor…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending March 13, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,900 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 18, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 727. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, and Angus King announced Wednesday the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills extended Wednesday the State of Civil Emergency through April 15.

The Governor’s decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 17, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Rockland’s Good Tern Co-op pairs up with Maine Needs to comfort Maine citizens

ROCKLAND—Good Tern, the co-op that rounds up change for worthy causes each month as covered in a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 725. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 13, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 724. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

see the new timeline for vaccine eligibility

AUGUSTA — In line with President Joe Biden’s directive, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her administration is accelerating the schedule of Maine’s vaccination plan to make all Maine adults…

On March 12, 2020 — a year ago — the State of Maine recorded our first case of COVID-19. You know, we have suffered great hardship and loss in the last twelve months as a state and a nation, but…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a continuation of needed flexibilities for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending March 6, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 130 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands anticipates the popularity of its outdoor destinations to continue this year and urges guests to expect…

opinion: governments will feel pinch of increasing debt well into the future

Behind almost every government action lurks a single question: How do we pay for it?

The answer seems easy: by taxes or debt. But taxes must pay off the debt, making the real question not…

ORONO — The University of Maine System is preparing to welcome students back to campuses for a traditional, in-person college experience at the start of the fall semester, according to a news…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday a new, free option for Maine people who need a ride to and from a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

Maine DHHS…

AUGUSTA — Maine has been selected as the inaugural cohort of states in the Workforce Innovation Network, the National Governors Association (NGA) and Cognizant U.S. Foundation announced Tuesday.…

eligibility expands to include more small businesses march 10

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A total of 10,040 Maine small employers have been approved for a total of $692,399,551 in forgivable PPP loans since the PPP reopened in January, according to the latest data…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 9, an additional 17 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 723. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 706. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

The following is a transcript of a weekly radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:

Saving lives and preventing serious illness and suffering has been my fundamental goal…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education jointly announced Friday the Mills Administration’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills unveiled Friday a plan to protect public health and support Maine’s economy as the state approaches its busy spring and summer tourism season.

The Moving…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 5, a subtraction of a COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll down to 704 from 705. 

“The Maine Center for…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…