The state is ramping up its testing capacity by outsourcing lab work to a private company, the Maine CDC director says.
Rob Wolfe
Number of coronavirus cases in Maine rises to 89
The Maine CDC is urging all Mainers to take precautions now, even if the pandemic hasn’t officially arrived in their counties.
VA Maine employee and 2 veterans test positive for coronavirus
The veterans care system is initiating emergency measures after two veterans and one employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Snowmobile crash kills 25-year-old man in Aroostook
Brian Buck Jr. was thrown from his vehicle after failing to negotiate a turn, game wardens say.
Maine congressional delegation seeks medical equipment from U.S.
They’re asking the U.S. Department Health and Human Services for help in protecting health care professionals fighting the coronavirus.
Maine now has 70 confirmed coronavirus cases
Those include 41 cases in Cumberland County; meanwhile, a sixth presumptive positive test is reported by OceanView at Falmouth.
Watch: Portland neighbors fight coronavirus isolation through song
The neighborhood sing-along in Deering Center had its inspiration in Italy, where people on lockdown have opened their windows to spread cheer.
Coming together in faith even as a virus pulls communities apart
Religious leaders in Greater Portland are finding ways to foster togetherness as the coronavirus pandemic forces them to limit or even cancel physical services.
Brisk business, but little panic, at supermarket in Portland
There was a shortage of paper supplies and cough medicine, but shoppers stayed mostly upbeat Saturday following the first diagnoses of coronavirus in Maine.
Maine Water Co. to stop shutoffs for nonpayment of water bills
The water utility, which serves 80,000 Mainers, says it’s also closing its offices to visitors in response to the coronavirus.