Maine Restaurants Beef Up Outdoor Dining Spaces To Survive Wintertime
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Maine’s hospitality industry harder than any other sector. With...
Maine CDC Said Walgreens Administered Vaccines Too Slowly, So The Doses Were Taken To Hospitals
The Maine Center for Disease Control requisitioned nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from...
Janet Mills Unveils $8.4 Billion Two-Year Budget With Few Spending Increases, No Tax Hike
Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a two-year budget of $8.4 billion, a spending plan bolstered by...
Maine Winter Sports Resuming In Limited Way, But Students 'Just Happy That We're Getting To Play'
Maine’s student-athletes are eager for next week, when high school hockey and basketball games...
Biden Plans To Release The Feds' Entire COVID-19 Vaccine Supply. But Health Officials Have Concerns
President-elect Joe Biden announced on Friday that he wants to release nearly all available doses...
As Rumors Swirl Of Large-Scale Turbine Farm, Fishermen Worry About Rapid Pace Of Wind Development
Maine fishermen say that Gov. Janet Mills’ plan for a state-led offshore wind project is being...
Teacher Shortages Worsened By Pandemic Leave Some Kids With Disabilities Waiting For Needed Services
For students with disabilities, it’s important that needed services be provided as early as...
Program Joins Struggling Fishermen, Hungry Mainers In 'Perfect Marriage'
The COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to rising hunger in Maine, and at the same time much of the...
Dr. Mark Publicker, Pioneering Addiction Specialist, Retiring After 40-Year Career
After 40 years in practice, one of Maine’s best-known addiction treatment specialists is retiring.
New Proposed Lobstering Rules Call For Seasonal Closures, Gear Tweaks To Reduce Right Whale Deaths
The federal government this morning published proposed new regulations for the East Coast lobster...
Acting Chief Justice: Maine's Court System Faces 'Staggering' 9,000-Case Backlog
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, it shut down Maine’s court system, creating a serious backlog...
Maine Medical, Nursing Programs See Surge Of Applicants 'Answering The Call'
Slumping college application figures this year suggest that more students are skipping or...
Independent Health Providers 'Feel A Little Forgotten About' In Maine's Vaccination Plans
Close to 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Maine so far, and much of...
Solar Advocates Say New Installations Would Lower — Not Raise — Electricity Prices For Mainers
Last year Maine’s Democratic Legislature and governor enacted a grab bag of programs aimed at...
Environmental Group Pushes Back On Delay Of Plastic Bag, Styrofoam Container Ban
Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection says it won’t enforce a statewide ban on...
Speaking With Patients, Maine's Primary Care Physicians Work To Reinforce Message Of Precaution
Among those who are first-hand witnesses to the surge of COVID-19 in Maine are primary care...
Maine Municipal Leaders Say Proposed Stimulus Doesn't Meet Needs Of State, Local Governments
If approved, the stimulus deal reached in Washington this weekend will provide more money to...
Vaccination Begins For Maine Nursing Homes, But Hurdles Remain
Starting Monday, it’s nursing home staff and residents’ turns to get the COVID-19 vaccine — a...
Maine's 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Allotment Slashed By 40%
Maine is among states across the country that will receive fewer doses than expected of the...
Early Indications Suggest Far Fewer Rural Maine Students Looking To Attend College
Between remote and hybrid classes, the pandemic has drastically altered education for high...
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