The new mandate is more comprehensive and requires people to wear masks in most places outside their homes and yards.
2020
High school winter sports coaches say teams will happily adjust to new rules
Many say mask requirement would not be an issue if it meant having a season in pandemic.
Harvick’s elimination opens door for Hamlin
Denny Hamlin goes into the Cup Series finale as the favorite to win the championship, with Kevin Harvick out of the mix.
This election shattered Maine records for voter participation
The previous record was set during the last presidential election, in 2016.
Extradition delayed for suspect in 2016 Portland shooting death
Aristotle Stilley, 22, who is charged with murder in the case, will serve a 240-day sentence in a California jail for drug possession before he is sent back to Maine.
Political vandalism continues at Bowdoin home
A homeowner who had a Trump sign destroyed by a vehicle in front of his property last week found his new fence spray-painted with graffiti Tuesday morning.
COVID-19 cases in Kennebec County spike after three outbreaks reported
In the last five days, the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Kennebec County has nearly doubled, from 66 on Oct. 31 to 127, echoing the growth in the number of cases identified across Maine.
The ‘two Maines’ disagreed again, but Trump’s support declined in both
The biggest split between Maine’s congressional districts was in the U.S. Senate race.
Augusta schools to go remote for week after Thanksgiving
Board of Education agrees to one-week, post-holiday remote learning plan. Board also learns of three more COVID-19 cases than reported Tuesday.
Nine Farmington hospital workers test positive for COVID-19
The outbreak at Franklin Memorial Hospital started last week with four cases.