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AUGUSTA — Several schools and school districts around the state have seemingly returned some of the COVID-19 aid provided to them through the Maine Department of Education while several other schools and school districts received additional aid thanks to a reallocation of the funds. 

At the end of November, PenBayPilot.com reported that 34 Midcoast schools and school districts receiving funds combined for a total of $23,360,144.66 of educational aid flowing into Knox, Lincoln and…

MIDCOAST — A total of 163 businesses in Knox and Waldo counties received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Recovery Grant program. 

Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and…

MIDCOAST — A total of 96 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant program. 

Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and recreation…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 14, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 649. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 612 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of nine cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 566 cases, 214 recoveries, 23…

ORONO — The University of Maine men’s basketball team has opted out of the remainder of the 2020–21 season due to challenges related to COVID-19, according to a Feb. 13 news release. 

The team reached a final decision Friday, Feb. 12.

President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Director of Athletics Ken Ralph were informed and are in support of the decision, the release noted.

A team meeting with athletic administrators followed to outline…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 13, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 647. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 603 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of two cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 562 cases, 214 recoveries, 23…

Maine’s making good progress on preventing the spread of COVID-19, there’s no question about that. The number of new cases, number of people in the hospital with COVID, the rate of people dying with COVID, those are all decreasing. At the same time, the number of vaccines we have administered is increasing – one day this week alone we administered over 10,000 doses, the highest number in a single day to date.

Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening.

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued Friday an executive order providing greater flexibility in gathering limits for houses of worship in Maine.

Under the Governor’s order, houses of worship may now accommodate five people per 1,000 square feet of space, or up to 50 people, whichever is greater.

Previously, the number of people who could gather in houses of worship was limited to 50.

The five people per 1,000 square feet gathering is the same limit that applies to…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place another order for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, for 22,475 people, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed.

This is an increase of 1,000 doses over the current week's amount. This amount will be supplemented by 4,800 doses the federal government will supply directly to 24 Walmart…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 12, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 643. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 601 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of two cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 561 cases, 214 recoveries, 23…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending February 6, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).

In total, approximately 2,800 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.

About 17,900 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,100 weekly certifications…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 599 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of two cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 559 cases, 214 recoveries, 23…

AUGUSTA — The B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus better known to the world as COVID-19, has been detected in Maine, according to a Wednesday afternoon announcement from the Maine CDC. 

The individual is a full-time resident of Franklin County, according to the Maine CDC, and has a history of traveling internationally. Maine CDC’s case investigation is ongoing, and close contacts are being identified and will be required to quarantine.

The individual developed symptoms in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 10, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 641. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 597 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes no changes since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 554 cases, 214 recoveries, 23 hospitalizations and…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration offered Tuesday a solution to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax conformity issue that would extend full state tax relief to more than 99 percent of Maine businesses that received PPP, according to a news release.

The proposal would match the federal government’s double benefit on the first $1 million of PPP received, an approach that would result in full tax relief for Maine’s small businesses who need it most and partial relief to those…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has been awarded a total of $69.2 million in highway and transit funding through the COVID-19 relief package that was signed into law in late December, according to a news release. 

“The funding provided by the most recent COVID-19 relief package is crucial for Maine’s transportation system from a capital programming perspective,” said Maine DOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note.

The latest COVID-19 relief package, per the release, provided a total of $10…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 9, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 639. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 597 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of two new cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 553 cases, 214 recoveries, 23…

AUGUSTA — Towns and cities across Maine have received funding through the 2020 Municipal COVID-19 Awareness Campaign, including 26 in the Midcoast. 

The funding is an extension of the Maine CDC’s efforts to “promote public education and public health activities, implementing physical distancing measures, and providing technical assistance to local businesses to help them follow best practices described in COVID-19 Prevention Checklists.” 

Funds are provided from the…

AUGUSTA — Ten area entities received funds this fall through a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 aid assistance program. 

Governor Janet Mills committed $35 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to assist local and tribal governments, and other entities that qualify for FEMA assistance, with incurred COVID-19 expenses.

The $35 million, specifically, is intended to provide the 25% match against FEMA’s Public Assistance Program Major Disaster Declaration for COVID…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 636. 

On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 595 cases, 210 recoveries, 26 hospitalizations and five deaths. This data includes an increase of two new cases, an increase of one new hospitalization and an increase of one new death since yesterday’s update.

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COVID-19 now has something in common with scams offering extended car warranties and free vacations: LincolnHealth’s John Martins said there have been reports of people receiving calls asking for sensitive information regarding scheduling for the vaccine.

A legitimate call will not request a full Social Security number, credit card information, banking information, or payment of any kind to schedule an appointment, said Martins. “It's important for people to know that those scheduling…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 635. 

Additionally, the Maine CDC removed a death from Lincoln County’s total decreasing the amount of countywide deaths from two to one. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 593 cases, 210 recoveries, 25 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes no changes since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 543 cases, 214 recoveries, 23 hospitalizations and 18…

If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, you can help the Center for Disease Control record information about side effects, or their absence, through V-safe, an after vaccination health checker launched on Dec. 13. All you need is a smartphone.

During the first five and a half weeks of vaccine administration, two million people voluntarily enrolled in this monitoring system. Participants report on their health and side effects for up to one year.

According to data received…

Boy I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love a Super Bowl party. And, while I have no favorite, I’ll be very excited to watch the fireworks between Tom Brady, making his tenth Super Bowl appearance, and the much younger Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City with its superior record of 16 wins and 2 losses.

Hey this is Janet Mills, Governor of the great State of Maine. Thank you for listening.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 6, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 634. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 593 cases, 210 recoveries, 25 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of two new cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 541 cases, 213 recoveries, 23…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place another order for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, for 21,475 people, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Operation Warp Speed.

This is an increase of five percent, or 1,100 doses, over the current week's amount and is expected to remain the same for the next three weeks.

Governor Janet Mills welcomed the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 5, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 632.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 591 cases, 210 recoveries, 25 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of two new cases, two new recoveries and seven new hospitalizations since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since…

Pen Bay Medical Center has adjusted the schedule at its COVID-19 testing facility, beginning Feb. 14.

The Acute Respiratory Clinic (ARC), which conducts drive-thru COVID-19 testing at 731 Commercial St. in Rockport across from the Oakland Park Bowling Lanes, will continue to see patients by appointment Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ARC will no longer schedule appointments for Sundays.

If you have COVID-19 symptoms or…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 30, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 500 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).

In total, approximately 3,400 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.

About 17,800 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,100 weekly certifications…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 4, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 630.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 589 cases, 208 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of six new cases and one new recovery since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 528 cases, 212…

ROCKPORT—Midcoast Recreation Center was doing well with its indoor ice skating rink until the COVID-19 virus and its protocols changed their capacity limits. What that meant for the nonprofit organization is that fewer kids and adults could use their facilities. So, to remedy that, they built another ice skating rink outdoors.

“It was partly due to the limited numbers we could offer for public skating for our indoor rink,” said Arena Director Jesse Simko.  “We had people on a waitlist…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 3, an additional nine COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 627.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 583 cases, 207 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of one new recovery since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 524 cases, 212 recoveries, 23…

AUGUSTA — A Belfast senior living care facility and a trio of area hospitals were among more than 50 recipients of the Maine Health Care Financial Relief Grant Program across the state. 

The Maine Health Care Financial Relief Grant Program is funded with $30 million made available to Maine under the federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide economic relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with monies distributed through the Maine Department of Economic and Community…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 2, an additional 23 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 618.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 2, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 583 cases, 206 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of five new cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 522 cases, 212 recoveries, 23…

MaineHealth cancelled the Belfast COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 2.

If you are one of the affected patients, your appointment has been rescheduled to the same time on Thursday, Feb. 4.

“We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you,” said MaineHealth, in a news release. “If this new time does not work for you, please call us at 1-833-633-0809. Thank you for your flexibility.”

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 1, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 595.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 578 cases, 206 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes no changes since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 517 cases, 212 recoveries, 23 hospitalizations and 18…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 578 cases, 206 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of one new case and one new recovery since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 512 cases, 212…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 30, an additional 20 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 590.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state.

Knox County, since March, has recorded 577 cases, 205 recoveries, 18 hospitalizations and four deaths. This data includes an increase of two new cases since yesterday’s update.

Waldo County, since March, has recorded 507 cases, 211 recoveries, 23…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Between Jan. 11 and Jan. 24, 2,433 Maine small employers were approved for a total of $221,560,725 in forgivable PPP loans between, according to the latest data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Financial institutions across Maine and the country are currently accepting and processing PPP applications for eligible small businesses seeking a forgivable loan for the first time and for those hardest hit small businesses who may receive a second forgivable…

Maine is beginning to round the corner on the post-holiday surge of COVID-19.

Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills.

On Thursday, Maine reported a lower positivity rate of 3.64, a decrease from almost six percent on December 31. Maine’s seven-day new case rate has declined by 35 percent in the last two weeks.

All that is good news,…