Thanks to the ‘all about me’ crowd, Buxton’s favorite park is now a no-trespassing zone.
COVID-19 pandemic
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Republicans’ demands keep lawmakers sidelined, with hundreds of bills in limbo
The Democratic majority leaders want the Legislature to return for a special session, but Republicans insist that it be limited to curbing Gov. Janet Mills’ executive powers and responding to virus-related problems.
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When will life get back to normal?
A variety of experts from doctors to historians try to predict the future.
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Couples finding out if they can go the social distance
The pandemic is impacting romance in myriad ways, pushing some couples together, keeping others apart and forcing all to take the time to get to know each other.
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Fishing captains can get COVID-19 aid for sternmen, too
New federal rules now allow boat captains to use federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to pay deckhands.
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Flood of absentee ballots could delay primary election results
Maine voters have already requested more than 100,000 absentee ballots for the July 14 primary, and local election officials say it will be a ‘daunting’ task to process those ballots so that results are known on election night.
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Maine CARES Act funding to flow to unemployment trust fund
Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa told lawmakers the state will use $270 million of $1.25 billion in federal aid to keep the state’s unemployment trust fund solvent.