#COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirty-one airports across Maine have been awarded a total of $9.7 million to help alleviate the financial pressure they are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a…

AUGUSTA — Some health coverage options are available again under a new special enrollment period for the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to a news release.

Maine people who…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Health Center will host its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday, Feb. 18 for members of the community ages 70 and older, by appointment only. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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 — Several schools and school districts around the state have seemingly returned some of the COVID-19 aid provided to them through the Maine Department of Education while several other…

MIDCOAST — A total of 163 businesses in Knox and Waldo counties received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Recovery Grant program. 

Funding for the program…

MIDCOAST — A total of 96 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant program. 

Funding for the program originated from…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 14, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 649. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

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ORONO — The University of Maine men’s basketball team has opted out of the remainder of the 2020–21 season due to challenges related to COVID-19, according to a Feb. 13 news release. …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 13, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 647. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

Maine’s making good progress on preventing the spread of COVID-19, there’s no question about that. The number of new cases, number of people in the hospital with COVID, the rate of people dying…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued Friday an executive order providing greater flexibility in gathering limits for houses of worship in Maine.

Under the Governor’s order, houses of…

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 another order for first doses…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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 Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 12, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 643. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending February 6, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

AUGUSTA — The B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus better known to the world as COVID-19, has been detected in Maine, according to a Wednesday afternoon announcement from the Maine CDC. …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 10, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 641. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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 Mills Administration offered Tuesday a solution to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax conformity issue that would extend full state tax relief to more than 99 percent of Maine…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has been awarded a total of $69.2 million in highway and transit funding through the COVID-19 relief package that was signed into law in late December, according to a news…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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, Feb. 9, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 639. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…

Part of $8.5 million statewide distribution

AUGUSTA — Towns and cities across Maine have received funding through the 2020 Municipal COVID-19 Awareness Campaign, including 26 in the Midcoast. 

The funding is an extension of the…

AUGUSTA — Ten area entities received funds this fall through a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 aid assistance program. 

Governor Janet Mills committed $35 million from the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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, Feb. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 636. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 635. 

Additionally, the Maine CDC removed a death from…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, you can help the Center for Disease Control record information about side effects, or their absence, through V-safe, an after vaccination health…

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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 6, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 634. 

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

COVID-19 now has something in common with scams offering extended car warranties and free vacations: LincolnHealth’s John Martins said there have been reports of people receiving calls asking for…

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 another order for first doses…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 5, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 632.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 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…

Pen Bay Medical Center has adjusted the schedule at its COVID-19 testing facility, beginning Feb. 14.

The Acute Respiratory Clinic (ARC), which conducts drive-thru COVID-19 testing at 731…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 30, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 500 initial claims filed for federal…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 4, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 630.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 4, 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…

ROCKPORT—Midcoast Recreation Center was doing well with its indoor ice skating rink until the COVID-19 virus and its protocols changed their capacity limits. What that meant for the nonprofit…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 3, an additional nine COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 627.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 3, 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 — A Belfast senior living care facility and a trio of area hospitals were among more than 50 recipients of the Maine Health Care Financial Relief Grant Program across the state. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 2, an additional 23 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 618.

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