Agencies that care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are required to have 24-hour, on-call services in case of emergencies. Read More
Penobscot Community Health Care, which has primary care, medical specialty and walk-in centers at locations across Waldo, Penobscot and Somerset counties, has furloughed 75 of its approximately 800 employees as of Thursday. Read More
Spectrum technicians setting up and fixing people’s internet, cable and phone connections are still going into people’s homes for routine matters, even as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, said one Spectrum worker in Maine. Read More
Medical staff at MaineGeneral Medical Center, which has campuses in Augusta and Waterville, have enough basic surgical masks to last about one to two weeks at their current rate of usage, according to an email sent by the top hospital administrator to staff on Wednesday. Read More
The Bangor father wants to bring joy to kids who are staying home during the coronavirus pandemic. He’s practiced his performances on his son, who can still smile and laugh. Read More
Experts also shared ways for families and communities to bolster their resilience. Read More
Wash your hands as if you just sliced a bag of jalapeno peppers. Panic is paralyzing, so focus on taking positive steps in your own life. There are ways to prevent an epidemic of loneliness. Read More
It is possible for day cares to shut down during the coronavirus outbreak and continue to charge parents while they are closed, according to the Maine attorney general. Read More
More people across Maine will be able see their medical providers and other service professionals remotely after three main changes this week. Read More
Of the 14 centers in the Bangor region reached by the Bangor Daily News, nine remain open. Most that have closed are connected to local schools. Read More
People in need of General Assistance, which is for basic necessities such as food, utilities and housing, are typically required to come in person to the office on Texas Avenue each month to determine their eligibility. Read More
Three caseworkers and one manager said they continue to experience a key problem that has plagued the system in recent years: too much work for the number of staff. Read More
The Justice Department is asking Maine to voluntarily address the violation or else face action in court. Read More
The University of Maine at Farmington fired a part-time music faculty member recently and forbade his employment elsewhere in the University of Maine System after learning he is under investigation for sexual abuse of a minor student at a New York school where he used to work. Read More
Maine’s child protective workers are still struggling to determine during their initial investigations whether children are safe at home and, later on, whether children would be safe if they were reunified with their parents, according to a new report. Read More
But most sex discrimination, such as sexual harassment in the workplace, remains unreported. Read More
A spinning ice disc that nearly spanned the entire width of the Piscataquis River was spotted in Milo on Tuesday morning. But the spinning disc was short-lived. Read More
Most hospitals in Maine have at least one sexual assault forensic examiner, but currently five of the state’s 34 hospitals with emergency departments do not, according to a review by the Bangor Daily News. Read More
Around 2 a.m., in the waning hours of the final day of the legislative session, a group of lawmakers sat with the governor in her office in Augusta and looked over a bill, LD 1529, one more time. It had already passed the Maine House and Maine Senate, but Gov. Janet Mills had some concerns. Read More
In March, a Bangor Housing Work Group put forward a number of ideas to improve the city’s housing quality and safety. Read More
