Portland singer-songwriter and rock musician Kyle Gervais, who records and performs under the name KGFREEZE, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, via Instagram live. The concert will include songs from his latest album “Phalanges,” among other tunes. Gervais will play the song from his friend and fellow musician Dominic Lavoie’s Portland studio, called […]
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Number of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts jumps to 25
The number of Massachusetts residents who have tested positive for the disease increased to more than 2,400.
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Maine hopes new mobile app reduces opioid overdose deaths
The free app provides naloxone administration instructions.
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Gov. Mills extends Maine income tax filing deadline to July 15
Maine joins about 26 other states in pushing back their income tax filing deadlines to July 15 to conform with the new federal deadline, which was extended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine elver fishery to open Monday following one-week delay
The state postponed the start of the fishery’s $20 million-a-year season because of coronavirus concerns.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: Three new children’s books from Maine authors
‘Moe Pea the Moose Grows Up,’ ‘Before You Were Ours’ and ‘A Fine Orange Bucket’
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Sidelines: Arrival of MLB Opening Day reminds us all of what we’ll be missing
It’s a sad reality without baseball getting underway as the coronavirus pandemic widens, Drew Bonifant writes.
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UMaine System projects $12.8 million in room and board refunds
The money returned to students makes up the bulk of short-term revenue losses the public university system is expecting because of the coronavirus.
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Two people connected to South Portland schools test positive for coronavirus
The mayor declares a state of emergency, and the superintendent says in a letter it was ‘a matter of time’ before the district saw cases.
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On this date in Maine history: March 25
March 25, 1937: Workers at shoe manufacturers in Lewiston and Auburn initiate a strike that grows to more than 4,000 workers by early April. The strike draws widespread attention but ends three months later in failure. In Maine, where many shoe manufacturers had set up shop to flee the unions’ organizing power in Massachusetts, shoemaking […]