School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?

COVID-19 pandemic

Published
February 8, 2022

School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?

As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
Published
February 7, 2022

Tap Lines: Early worries about the pandemic-era beerscape in Maine allayed by study

There's been plenty of tough times, but by spring of 2021 there was a 'broad sense of optimism,' according to a new study by UMaine economists and the Maine Brewers' Guild.
Published
February 3, 2022

COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail, with more than 50 cases and 1 inmate hospitalized

Forty-nine inmates had active infections as of Thursday, while four corrections officers were isolating at home after testing positive and three others were symptomatic and out of work.
Published
January 28, 2022

Four Portland home health agency managers charged with wage-fixing, anti-competition scheme

The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.
Published
January 21, 2022

South Portland mask mandate will take effect Monday

Masks will be required even in businesses that ask for proof of vaccination, and fines may be imposed.
Published
January 11, 2022

Hunker down or plunge in? Omicron surge prompts a range of responses

Some people have never let down their guard during the pandemic. Some did for a bit, but no longer. Others are resigned about their risks and think everyone will end up getting COVID.
Published
January 5, 2022

Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school

The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
Published
January 4, 2022

Maine Council of Churches urges virtual-only worship services to slow surge of COVID-19

While some churches will consider the council's plea to reduce virus transmission, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will continue to offer in-person services, saying its protocols have proven effective.
Published
December 28, 2021

Augusta’s MaineGeneral Medical Center looks to expand services, rebuild workforce in 2022

The pandemic resulted in some of the hospital's greatest challenges in 2021, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Published
December 22, 2021

COVID-19 home test maker with site in Westbrook plans to boost production

Abbott Laboratories, which makes the BinaxNOW rapid test, says it now produces more than 50 million tests per month and plans to raise that number to 70 million in January.