Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
2020
After some confusion, Mass. governor to throw out first pitch at Red Sox opener
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced he has the honor at Fenway Park on Friday night … then the Red Sox said he didn’t … then said he did.
Nearly 4 million gallons of wastewater discharged into Casco Bay
The discharge during a power outage prompted the closure of Portland’s East End Beach.
Old Fort Western in Augusta open despite new world pandemic
City-owned fort, the oldest surviving wooden fort in the country, is open for tours, but not getting many visitors in pandemic.
Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Six of 22 new swab-and-send testing sites have opened, and the remainder will go into operation within the next few weeks.
Authorities investigate Androscoggin County Jail inmate death
Corrections officers found inmate Kawon Smith Walker, 22, unresponsive in his cell shortly before 11 p.m Thursday.
Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe’s virus uptick
In Italy, masks must be worn in shops, banks, on public transport and outdoors where it’s impossible to keep a safe distance apart.
Owner of raided Farmington marijuana businesses a convicted drug trafficker
Robert Sirois of Farmington pleaded guilty in 2010 to cultivating and dealing marijuana.
Siberian heatwave: Wildfires rage in Arctic, sea ice melts
The Earth’s poles influence weather conditions far away, where hundreds of millions of people live.
On Baseball: Red Sox begin strange season with low expectations
The pitching staff is in shambles, but the offense may be enough to lift the team to the expanded playoffs.