Maine has second-lowest virus prevalence in the country, behind only Vermont.
2020
Demand for unemployment aid remains high in Maine even as new claims dip
Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst week of the Great Recession.
Another 1.2 million unemployment claims filed as federal jobless aid ends
For 20 straight weeks, jobless claims have remained over 1 million.
The Latest: Africa passes 1 million confirmed virus cases; true number far more
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent’s 1.3 billion people. While experts say infection tolls in richer nations […]
Livermore Library now open Tuesdays, Thursdays
Livermore Public Library is now open from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22 Church St., in Livermore. For more information, email [email protected] or visit livermore.lib.me.us.
UMaine Extension 4-H virtual fun run along Maine coast to begin Aug. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a virtual fun run along the Maine coastline from Saturday, Aug. 15, to Tuesday, Sept. 15. The event is open to the public. Help ME Conquer the Maine Coastline is a virtual run, walk and bike along all 3,478 miles of Maine’s coastline. The event includes an […]
200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration opens at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery
The virtual exhibit will be on display through Oct. 2 via Zoom.
Western Maine student uses distance learning for climate activism
Chloe Grover of Otisfield hasn’t let a little thing like a public health crisis stop her from helping her school learn about climate change.
OFF RADAR: ‘Breathe Here: Selected Poems’
Ellie O’Leary’s first collection of poems long overdue
Book celebrates mom who saved suffrage
Maine author, Emmy winner, and former WMTW-TV anchor Elisa Boxer has just released a children’s book “The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History”