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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 1, an additional two COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 55.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 1, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,123 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the state…
AUGUSTA — Drug overdose deaths increased in 2019, according to Maine’s Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, who said that the report is a reminder that…
On April 6, the League of Women Voters of Maine joined 12 other advocacy organizations committed to protecting the safety of voters, poll location…
UNION — After running away from Union Common and Depot Street in Union, Kona, a 1-year-old Malinois, was found, alive and with minor injuries.
He had been hit by a truck and took off. But…
The Maine Department of Labor is asking self-employed individuals seeking to file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance follow a filing schedule to help reduce internet traffic to the site when…
The Rockport Public Library construction project is moving along. This report is for the period ending 4-24-2020. To see an archive of all previous…
WARREN — Barbara Lynne Dyer, 63, passed away on April 28, 2020 at her home in Warren, surrounded by her family. A full obituary will be posted as soon as available.
Halls of Waldoboro has…
Brian Leonard, of Camden, is hoping his inflatable dinghy will be returned Marine Park at Rockport Harbor so that he can get ready for boating season.
Last fall, he was undergoing daily…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 30, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 53.
The individual, a woman in her 50s, was a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 30, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,095 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Maine Experiencing Home Gardening Boom during Coronavirus Lockdown
UNION—Sarah Hewitt, and her business partner, Graham Raymond, owners of the Victory Hemp LLC, are like all farmers struggling under the Covid-19 crisis, these days. Earlier this month, the USDA…
In order to open whether May 1 or in a later phase, Maine businesses must commit to complying with the requirements of these checklists by filling out a…
Since March 15, DOL has paid over $200 million in benefits to eligible Mainers
AUGUSTA – Last week, approximately 7,400 new individuals filed for unemployment benefits. This is the lowest number of initial claims in the last six weeks, but the level remains historically…
ROCKLAND — Sue Ellen Gerrish, 88, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a long battle with illness.
Born in 1932 to Jack and Bess Winer Tucker, Sue grew up…
‘THEY JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE AREN’T VISITING OR PETTING THEM’
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT/ROCKLAND – Shop animals do not receive regular paychecks, although many may consider them staff and members of the business community. They are usually at their offices daily and…
Cloth face coverings are not a replacement for adhering to physical distancing protocols.
Following her announcement Tuesday that she would extend Maine’s stay-at-home order, Governor Janet Mills…
PORTLAND – The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) said April 29 that the temporary suspension of all Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service, will remain in effect through May…
ROCKLAND — It is with great sadness that Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has cancelled its 2020 Maine Boat & Home Show in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the magazine, in an April 29…
JACKSON — Harold E. Moore II, 42, of Jackson, passed away on April 28, 2020 at his home.
He was born on September 12, 1977, in Bangor.
A full obituary will follow.
…
THOMASTON — Katherine Christine Adams, 57 of Thomaston, died in her home, Saturday, April 25, 2020.
Katherine was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Duarte, California. She graduated from…
The 58th Windjammer Days Festival set for June 21-29 was canceled Wednesday, April 29.
According to Capt. Pete Ripley, board member of Friends of Windjammer Days, the decision was made…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 29, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 52.
The individual, a female in her 70s, was a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 29, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,056 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the state…
Prospective students get a personal tour of the campus, talk with president, via internet
UNITY — Embarking on a trip to tour a college campus is, for the majority of high school students nearing graduation, is a ritual. This is when juniors and seniors attempt to envision spending…
Application deadline May 15
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FEMA has announced that it will make $100 million in emergency funding available for firefighters to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE). FEMA began accepting…
Looking forward to Aug. 4-8, 2021
The Maine Lobster Festival’s board of directors has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes that it would be able to safely offer its event to visitors from all over the world,…
68 acres on Ducktrap in conservation, 4.34 acres public seaside park
LINCOLNVILLE — If Lincolnville voters approve at their July 14-16 town meeting, the town will exchange ownership of its 68 acres of wooded…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has issued an emergency rule to further protect the health and safety of Maine's nursing home residents against the spread of COVID-19…
ROCKLAND — Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 North Atlantic Blues Festival slated to be held in mid-July in Rockland has been canceled.
“This is something…
CAMDEN — Bonnie Ogden Burns, 69, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in Camden.
Bonnie was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 1, 1950.
She grew up in Bedford,…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by one, to a total of 43, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing. …
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills presented her Administration’s plan to gradually and safely restart Maine’s economy April 28.
The plan, which comes as the State appears to be successfully…
SOS messages to women trapped at home with controlling and/or violent boyfriends or husbands are in 6,000 mailboxes or homes today due to a combined effort of Finding Our Voices and the Camden…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor will begin accepting applications for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Friday, May 1 at 8 a.m.
People whose claim does not require…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 28, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,040 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the state…
Dillan Joseph Springer, 28, of Belfast and Bangor, died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was born November 17,1991, in Lincoln, Maine, son of…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Burton H. Hendricks, 87, passed away peacefully with his family at his side, due to complications of a stroke, Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has announced that seven additional Maine towns have launched Rapid Renewal, the Department of the Secretary of State's online service for the renewal…
UNION — Chrystal A. Athearn, 73, of Union, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born on January 13, 1947, in Hope, she was the daughter of Oliver J…
BELFAST — Elizabeth Armstrong Kimball Howard, 95, of Belfast, Maine, died Thursday, April 23, 2020, at her residence, Tall Pines, in Belfast.
She was born on June 30, 1924, to Parker S. and…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills noted during the April 27 daily COVID-19 briefing a final decision on whether to extend her existing stay at home mandate will likely come Tuesday, April 28.
…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 27, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 51.
The individual, a male in his 70s, was a…
WALDOBORO — Nathan Eugene Miller, known as “Nate,” 46, of Waldoboro died unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Nate was born January 14, 1974 in Rockport, Maine to Marie and Wayne C.…
Governor renews calls on feds to provide states with flexibility to use funding
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission and Revenue Forecasting Committee are to convene off-cycle to examine the economic ramifications of COVID…
staying home, sorta .... hanging out in the garden .... sharing seeds, hoping for chicks
My youngest granddaughter turned two on St. Patrick’s Day. We –grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins –weren’t there, even though she lives in Rockland. We’ve only glimpsed her sleeping in her car seat…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 27, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,023 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the state…
FORRES, Scotland — Jenny Smith, born February 13, 1951, younger sister of Margie Spencer-Smith of Belfast, Maine, died peacefully on March 30, 2020 in Forres, Scotland.
Margie was her…
‘April distance brings May existence’
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Selectmen will take up the matter of postponing annual town meeting, currently scheduled for June, when they convene via Zoom April 27.
The meeting will take…
