Both of Maine’s senators on Saturday spoke out against the abrupt firing of an independent watchdog for the country’s intelligence agencies who played an important role in the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Read More
Maine has reported another 24 cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 456. Read More
One of the greatest challenges facing Maine health care workers in the coming weeks will be ensuring they have enough face masks and other gear to protect themselves from catching the new coronavirus, particularly if there is a rapid increase in the number of patients needing to be hospitalized. Read More
Staff at Calais Regional Hospital recently had to ask local paramedics to stick a breathing tube down the windpipe of a critically ill patient after a doctor was unable to perform the lifesaving task himself. Read More
Bangor is temporarily banning the use of outdoor playgrounds and fitness equipment at its parks and schools as part of the city’s efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read More
Hospitals across Maine are steeling themselves for a possible spike in patients with the coronavirus by stocking up on equipment and freeing up beds and workers. Read More
Bangor Savings Bank announced Wednesday that it’s temporarily closing five of its 57 branches and limiting the hours at others. Read More
The Brewer-based health care system that includes Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has appointed its chief operating officer to serve as the system’s next head. Read More
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Just a few of Maine’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus have so far come from Penobscot County, but that hasn’t stopped Bangor from adopting the strictest measures of any community in the state to prevent the spread of the infection. Read More
A Piscataquis County company that makes medical testing swabs is at the center of the national effort to ramp up testing for the coronavirus that has infected more than 200,000 people across the globe. Read More
The Bangor City Council voted to extend the city’s temporary restrictions on the hours of bars, restaurants and public gathering places on Thursday afternoon, as part of an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read More
Bangor has been on a good run since the 2009 financial crisis, with steady growth in the city’s total retail sales, businesses opening downtown and a number of commercial developments going up. Read More
The use of satellite facilities is meant to conserve the resources available at hospitals and to minimize the contact people who may have the virus have with others. Read More
With the confirmed arrival of the coronavirus in Maine, panicked shoppers have been stripping toilet paper from the shelves of their local supermarkets as soon as it can arrive. Read More
Bangor has imposed a curfew on bars, restaurants and public gathering places for a five-day period beginning on St. Patrick’s Day under a civil state of emergency meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read More
Bangor’s two hospitals are starting to delay some elective procedures and limit visits to patients as they try to make sure they have enough beds and resources to handle a possible influx of coronavirus cases. Read More
One of the 17 people in Maine presumed to have the coronavirus works at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, according to the hospital’s parent group. Read More
With Maine announcing its first two cases of the coronavirus in the past week, some of you may be wondering what it takes to be tested for the illness it causes, COVID-19. Read More
Only last week did the federal government give physicians more leeway to start sampling patients for the virus. And only late last week did Maine receive and start using its first batch of testing materials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which state officials have said will allow it to test about 1,000 individuals. Read More
