#COVID-19

AUGUSTA — After being exposed to a member of her protective security detail that tested positive for COVID-19, Governor Janet Mills announced Saturday afternoon she received negative PCR test…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 5, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 227.

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

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed orders for doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 12,…

This policy is an update to the Visitor Restrictions imposed on Friday, March 20, 2020 and updated on June 16, July 20 and again on November 18. This latest update will take effect on December…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced Friday a commitment of $10 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association announced Friday team-based practices and team-based scrimmaging for moderate and high-risk interscholastic winter…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal announced Friday a commitment of $2 million in federal…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 3, 2021.

The extension is aimed…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 4, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 224.

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

AUGUSTA — For the week ending November 28, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,900 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal…

The consensus? It turned out to be very good

On Thanksgiving day, I decided to roll up my sleeves and attempt to bake some bread. Not just any bread. Loaves made from those damn acorns it took me one hour of gathering, two weeks of cracking…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 3, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 220.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 2, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 218.

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

Consistent with U.S. and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Governor Janet Mills said Dec. 1 that she is quarantining following an exposure to an individual…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the State of Maine $3,353,905 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE)…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced a grant program to support health care organizations that serve residents with MaineCare and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Dec. 1, an additional 20 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 214.

Deaths announced today occurred in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Dec. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

For #Giving Tuesday, a story on giving back to the restaurant industry

APPLETON—Maine Cater, a recruitment company dedicated to serving New England’s food and beverage industry, has come up with an idea to provide local “restaurateurs, employers, job seekers, and FOH…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday an economic recovery grant program to support Maine’s tourism, hospitality, and retail small businesses, according to a news release. 

AUGUSTA — Thirty-four schools and school districts serving students in the Midcoast were provided COVID-19 grants this fall through the Maine Department of Education’s Safe Return to Instruction…

THORNDIKE — The Mount View Chamber Singers, a 20 member ensemble of students from Mount View High School, announced Sunday on…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 30, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 194.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

Preparing for a cold, hungry winter

On a sunny September morning in Dover-Foxcroft, more than 50 cars stretched from the Piscataquis Regional Food Center three blocks down North Street an hour before a food distribution event was to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers of a special new provision that will allow more people to easily deduct up to $300 in donations to qualifying charities this year…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine — sort of. 

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 28, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 191.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine — sort of. 

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

The 4K Facebook group is sponsoring 85 families for Christmas and needs your help

THOMASTON—Back in March, 29-year-old Carly Laughery, of Thomaston, had her hands full with three kids and a job at Staples. With so many people around her losing jobs, childcare, and their…

As people in the United States begin to plan for holiday celebrations, the U.S. CDC offers the following considerations to help protect individuals, their…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced today that it will dedicate more than half a million dollars in Coronavirus Relief Funds to extend home-delivered meals to older Mainers and caregivers…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending November 21, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 2,000 initial claims filed for federal…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 25, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 190.

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

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills welcomed Tuesday the release …

AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Education Pender Makin announced Tuesday the deployment of a team of Department of Education Contact Tracers.

A cadre of nurses, many retired from years of…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 24, an additional 12 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 189.

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

AUGUSTA — The Revenue Forecasting Committee forecasted State revenues Monday to come in…

AUGUSTA — Attorney General Aaron M. Frey is urging Mainers and all individuals present in the state to follow the law and wear face coverings when in public, as mandated by Governor Mills’…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Nov. 23, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 177.

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

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Nov. 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its …