Like other states, Maine must balance economic impact and public safety while reopening. Read More
A new program allows Maine’s restaurant workers to earn a “digital badge” — essentially a certificate — that shows they have been trained on the coronavirus safety measures. Read More
On Tuesday, health care providers across Maine said they were still abiding by more restrictive guidelines for who can be tested as they figure out how far their testing supplies can stretch. Read More
For more than two years, Rita George has been trying to get an explanation for how the electric bills for the 730-square-foot house she owns in Shapleigh could be so high. Read More
The goal is for the state laboratory to be ready by Monday to triple the number of tests it has historically performed, according to Maine CDC director Nirav Shah. Read More
Documenting the opioid crisis
Chipping away at the stigma that blocks too many people addicted to drugs and their loved ones from seeking recovery options emerged as the priority Wednesday in a gathering that included three candidates for governor. Read More
A look at preventing one of the largest public health problems of this time. Read More
As of March 6, a week before the coronavirus officially appeared in Maine, there were 1,658 people in county jails. By April 23, there were fewer than 1,000. Read More
The man behind the collapse seemed to disappear as his empire crumbled, leaving the Maine real estate world to wonder: What happened to Scott Lalumiere? Read More
The past two months have meant near-constant work for the staff of Maine’s state laboratory who are testing specimens for COVID-19. Read More
From the moment Shawna Thibodeau was booked at the Kennebec County jail in Augusta she did not appear to the guards as the kind of dangerous person who needed to be locked up before her case reached a conviction. Read More
There are bright spots in the world of coronavirus testing in Maine, but the stakes are high as the state begins rolling back restrictions on a limited basis. Read More
There is now an outbreak of COVID-19 among people who visited the Hope House shelter in Bangor. Read More
The reduction in force will begin this week through layoffs, attrition and “reorganizing of positions within the organization,” according to the memo obtained by the Bangor Daily News. Read More
More and more people with backgrounds in health care, public health and emergency response have volunteered to help join the fight against the pandemic in Maine, but no hospitals have needed them so far. Read More
On Wednesday, less than half of Maine’s 314 critical care beds were occupied, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More
Despite limited capacity to test for COVID-19 in Maine, the state is proceeding carefully and reviewing how well the home collection kits work before promoting their use. Read More
With burials delayed, no one at town meeting and overwhelmed food banks, the threat of the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on Maine’s rural towns, even though they haven’t seen a spike in cases or deaths. Now, people wait to see whether worst-case scenarios come true. Read More
A new model predicts that both Maine and the nation likely have a couple more weeks before COVID-19 deaths will reach their peak and start to decline. Read More
The loose, crowd-sourced format of the Maine Coronavirus Community Assistance Facebook page means its legion of volunteers can sometimes provide faster, more targeted aid than overwhelmed state bureaucracies and social service agencies. Read More
On Tuesday morning, the Bangor Daily News spoke to five people without homes, some of whom expressed more concern about the virus than others and shared differing opinions on how the city should help. Read More
Louise Ridley hasn’t been able to see her mother at an Augusta rehabilitation center for several weeks since it restricted visitors to prevent the introduction of COVID-19. Read More
