AUGUSTA —The Mills Administration announced Tuesday it has approved an additional $4 million in awards to more than 80 municipalities and Tribal governments across the state under a second round…
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WALDO COUNTY — Dale Rowley, Waldo County’s Emergency Management Agency director, distributed the following Aug. 11 assessment of COVID-19 cases in Maine.
In it he noted: “Some bit of good…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 11, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 126.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $14,062,098 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
community members invited to share stories, images, other items
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library has begun a new digital archives project, called the “Belfast Free Library COVID-19 Community Archives.”
In an effort to document and preserve stories of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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, Aug. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 125.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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 Department of Labor is reinstating the work search requirement on Aug. 9 for some individuals receiving unemployment benefits, according to a news release.
The reinstatement…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen Maine colleges and universities have been awarded a total of $5,082,580 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program, according to a news…
Newly enacted federal law clarifies billing for direct reimbursable employers
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 1, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 470 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board has established its agenda for its regularly scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 11 meeting.
The meeting is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with an…
The following was shared by RSU 13 officials:
RSU 13 2020-2021 Reopening Plan
A successful opening will be a safe opening. RSU 13 has been immersed in the…
Rockland to consider Basic Income Program and Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program
ROCKLAND — Maine citizens who have been affected by COVID-19 and are having trouble paying rent can apply for rent assistance of up to $1,000 per month for three months through a…
AUGUSTA — Governor Mills extended Wednesday the State of Civil Emergency for 30 days through September 3.
The Governor’s decision, per a news release, to extend the emergency is in line…
Contributions invited, must be delivered to Camden Town Office by Aug. 14
CAMDEN — With the overhaul of the Mechanic Street parking lot, an engineering fix to protect the foundation of an abutting building has lead to the necessary creation of an empty cavity.…
The following letter was distributed Aug. 5 by St. George MSU Superintendent Mike Felton:
Dear St. George Families and Community Members,
The Return to School…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.
The Maine CDC announced Aug. 4 an individual…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
There is a new shortage happening nationwide amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — coins.
Because of business shutdowns and social distancing, people have been spending cash at stores or…
NORTHPORT — The Edna Drinkwater School’s school committee will be holding a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The meeting agenda is highlighted by a vote on the school’s COVID…
HOPE — The Hope Elementary School’s school committee will be holding a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Aug. 10 via Zoom at 6 p.m.
The highlights of the meeting will be the school’s…
WALDOBORO — The RSU 40 school board will be holding a board of directors meeting remotely Aug. 6 via Google Meet at 7 p.m.
The highlight of the meeting will be the board’s vote on plans…
UNITY — The RSU 3 school board will be holding a special board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 5 at the Mount View Complex at 6 p.m.
The highlight of the meeting will be a school board vote on…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Central School school committee will be convening an emergency meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. at the LCS Library with a livestream available via Zoom.
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AUGUSTA — Starting today, Aug. 4, recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), whose income documentation was not automatically matched to their claim, can upload their tax documents…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has been awarded $2,681,866 to support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
The funding was awarded through the U.S. Centers…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
UNITY — Unity College announced Monday the Board of Trustees’ decision to permanently transition the school to a hybrid learning model amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unity College: Hybrid…
‘Hiring has been tricky because we have not been able to do interviews in person’
MIDCOAST — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only interrupted the traditional education in Midcoast schools, but has also affected the hiring process of some area school districts needing to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.
UPDATE, 8/4: The Maine CDC…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
What to see in August and beyond
With movie theaters closed half of the summer and most concert venues canceled during the Covid-19 pandemic, trying to find innovative ways to provide entertainment to crowds has been an…
As some of you may have read previously, I am a former social worker turned English teacher in China. My now 16-year-old son and I have lived in Tianjin for almost four years. I’m currently the…
The following is a transcript of Governor Janet Mills’ weekly radio address.
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening today.
First off I want to…
must follow six guidelines to reopen
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has provided the Maine Department of Education with a breakdown of community health risk levels per county through a color-coded list to inform education officials on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education in collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Devices and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is hosting press…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 31, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 123.
The individual was a resident of Androscoggin…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association has announced its plans for the shortened fall sports seasons.
The maximum number of regular season games for soccer and field hockey have been…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Thursday an investment of $1 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to significantly and quickly expand services to help reduce the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday MaineHousing will double its rental assistance from $500 to $1,000 through the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program beginning Monday, August 3.
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AUGUSTA – On July 29, the Revenue Forecasting Committee projected that State General Fund revenues will decrease by $524 million in Fiscal Year 2021, $434 million in Fiscal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 30, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 122.
The individual was a resident of Kennebec County…
