Preble Street, a nonprofit resource center for people experiencing homelessness in Portland, told city officials and legislators that it would build a temporary “Wellness Center” as soon as possible. Read More
The City of Portland issued a stay-at-home order Tuesday afternoon that will last at least five days. All businesses that do not provide essential services for COVID-19 are ordered to shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Read More
The City of Portland issued a stay-at-home order Tuesday afternoon that will last at least five days. Read More
Portland Mayor Kate Snyder made the request as the coronavirus continues to radically upend life across the state, particularly in hard-hit Cumberland County. Read More
Crystal Cron and a cohort of volunteers started a “food brigade,” spending last week delivering food to low-income people, no questions asked. Read More
Two veterans in the Maine VA system and one employee have tested positive, according to a notice posted Sunday on the system’s website. Read More
Maine farmers and fishermen who have derived a substantial part of their income selling wholesale to restaurants are quickly pivoting toward new methods of selling their products directly to customer. Read More
Every morning this week, there’s been a line of at least 20 customers waiting at many of the state’s 182 Hannaford stores. They’re eager to rush in and grab essentials before the shelves run bare. Read More
As Mainers move indoors, domestic violence resource organizations have added volunteers to their hotlines and expect a surge in abuse calls, as advocates warn that increased isolation can remove a crucial layer of autonomy for abuse victims. Read More
A person who came into contact with a Scarborough public elementary school tested positive for the novel coronavirus Thursday. Read More
Maine’s largest city will mandate a curfew at bars, restaurants and other gathering sites beginning on St. Patrick’s Day aimed at abetting the spread of the coronavirus in the state with most of the state’s positive tests concentrated in Cumberland County. Read More
The directives from state leaders have offered only so much clarity. Read More
The boy is one of 12 Mainers who have tested positive or presumptive positive for the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, as of Sunday, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana issued a letter to faculty and other school officials Monday night warning that concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus has led to an increase in bullying and harassment in schools nationwide. Read More
An all-white jury found Maurice Diggins, 38, of Biddeford, guilty Tuesday on two counts of assault and one count of conspiracy. Read More
The man accused in Maine’s first federal hate-crimes trial invoked former Gov. Paul LePage, seemingly in defense of his own alleged racist attacks on black men in April 2018. Read More
For a year, the group probed the contents of every old notebook, every receipt, every creepy horror movie from the stranger’s VHS collection. They weren’t looking to pawn off someone else’s estate. Instead, they used the stranger’s possessions to tell a story of their own. Read More
No one was injured when a pickup truck collided with a fully loaded log truck Friday on the West Fryeburg Road. Police said driver distraction was among the causes of the crash. Read More
A Biddeford man who suffered a broken jaw and other wounds after being assaulted in an alleged racially motivated attack testified before a jury that he “probably would have lost his life” had he not escaped from two white men charged with hate crimes. Read More
The first cruise ship of the tourist season is scheduled to dock in Maine on April 25, bringing more than 3,000 travelers from around the globe to Bar Harbor. Read More
