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AUGUSTA — Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth hockey leagues through at least March 31.

The prohibition will not impact interstate collegiate, professional,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed another order for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, for 20,375 people, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Operation Warp Speed.

This is an increase of 16 percent, or 2,800 doses, over the current week's amount and is expected to remain the same for the next three weeks, according to a news release.

Governor Janet Mills…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 29, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 570.

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. 29, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

MORRILL — Nearly two dozen cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a church on Route 3 in Morrill. 

Dr. Nirav Shah, the Director of the Maine CDC, said Thursday during his twice-weekly press conference, that his agency is aware of 23 individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 with an association to the Crossroads to Calvary Apostolic Church. 

Dr. Shah noted his team is working with the church to ensure church administrators have everything needed for testing, PPE and…

UPDATE, JAN. 28: Maine CDC received word early Thursday afternoon the vaccines are viable, and there was no compromise of safety or efficacy.

The Maine CDC, according to its Director Dr. Nirav Shah, is working with the recipients of the vaccine to get the shots into arms of the public as soon as possible. 

Original Story, Jan. 19: 

AUGUSTA — A shipment containing 4,400 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that recently arrived in Maine…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she will end the 9 p.m. early closing time for businesses, effective Monday, February 1.

The decision is the result of Maine’s improving public health metrics, including a decrease in Maine’s positivity rate and new COVID-19 cases per million, according to a news release. 

Starting February 1, those businesses that had been subject to the requirement may resume evening operating hours while continuing to follow other public…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 28, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 567.

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. 28, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 23, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 400 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 3,200 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.

About 17,400 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 12,800 weekly certifications filed…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday she has asked her departments to explore whether federal funding may exist to help Maine provide the same beneficial tax treatment to PPP funds the federal government has, according to a news release. 

“I am proud of the hundreds of small businesses across the state who used the PPP funds to keep people employed, to keep their doors open, and to keep our economy afloat during a time of extraordinary financial distress,” said Gov.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 27, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 562.

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. 27, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 26, an additional 11 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 558.

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. 26, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

ORONO — All University of Maine athletic teams will not compete on the road or on campus through at least Feb. 4, at which time the university’s athletic department will review next steps.

This coincides with sports schedules that are under constant revision by UMaine’s conferences and leagues, and also reflects priorities of UMaine leadership as they focus on a safe and healthy return for the spring semester.

UMaine’s winter sports programs will continue preparing for upcoming…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration submitted Monday a proposed change package to the supplemental budget in order to accommodate recent adjustments to the federal tax code contained in the more than 6,400 pages of pandemic relief bills enacted by Congress over the past several months, including the most recent at the end of last month, according to a news release. 

With this proposal, the Mills Administration hopes to maintain a degree of stability and predictability for individual…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 25, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 547.

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. 25, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has yet to provide the Jan. 24 daily COVID-19 update, and as of 6:15 p.m. no explanation has been publicly provided for the missing update. 

Maine CDC, on its website, acknowledges daily updates are to come by 9:30 a.m. each day. 

This story will be updated if the daily update is provided. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 23, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 544.

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. 23, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

MaineHealth, which includes Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, will open the area’s first COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the general public on January 27.

The Waldo County clinic scheduled to open on January 27, will be located in Building #6 in the former MBNA complex at 21 Schoodic Drive in Belfast.

The Knox County vaccination clinic, scheduled to open January 29, will be located at the Samoset Resort, Samoset Inn Road, Rockport.…

ROCKPORT — The Samoset Resort in Rockport is collaborating with Coastal Healthcare Alliance to donate function space within the resort to serve as a COVID-19 vaccination site for the surrounding community, according to a news release.

The resort will host the clinics three days a week starting Friday, January 29 through Wednesday, March 31.

“We are glad to do our part by partnering with our community healthcare professionals and donating function space in an effort to make a…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed another order for doses of COVID-19 vaccine, for 17,575 people, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Operation Warp Speed.

This order for the seventh week of vaccine distribution represents the latest in a series of vaccine requests that Maine CDC will file in the coming weeks and months, as specified by Operation Warp Speed,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 22, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 540.

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. 22, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

ROCKLAND — Rockport resident Lochlin Recht has started Easy Errands Delivery, a service to assist people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recht wants to provide a service in light of the pandemic to help people get their errands done while minimizing the local communities exposure to the virus, according to Recht, in a news release. Even after the pandemic, Easy Errands goal is to provide a time-saving service for Knox County residents and beyond.

Recht said he would eventually…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is assuring unemployment claimants will receive their Form 1099-G by the end of the month. 

Unemployment insurance payments are taxable, the Department reminds. When someone files for unemployment, they have the option to choose to have taxes taken out at the time benefits are paid.

By the end of January, everyone who received unemployment benefits during 2020 will be sent a 1099-G form by mail.

The form will also be available…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 16, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,300 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,000 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).

In total, approximately 3,800 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.

About 17,000 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 14,300 weekly certifications…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 21, an additional six COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 536.

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. 21, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — Schools in counties designated by the Maine CDC and Maine Department of Education as being a yellow county due to COVID-19 cases are now permitted by the state’s governing body for high school athletics to practice immediately with games to subsequently follow. 

The decision on whether to resume athletic activities while designated a yellow county, ultimately, will now be left up to each school administration. 

“After meeting with the state health and education…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 20, an additional 11 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 530.

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. 20, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

ORONO — The University of Maine men’s basketball team paused team activities late Tuesday afternoon due to two presumptive positive COVID-19 tests among the team’s Tier-I personnel, according to a university press release. 

Members of the men’s basketball team deemed to be close contacts are in quarantine, the release noted, and contact tracing and additional testing are underway.

The men’s basketball program is following all state, University of Maine System, America East…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Rotary recently offered to cover the cost of a new refrigerator in order for the Rockland Fire Department to store and administer the COVID-19 vaccine to first responders in Knox County.

“Rockland Fire & EMS, along with the City of Rockland, would like to thank our friends from the Rockland Rotary with their generous financial support,” said Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock, in a news release.

Rotary clubs across the State of Maine were contacted by…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills extended Tuesday the State of Civil Emergency through February 17.

The Governor’s decision to extend the emergency is in line, according to a news release, with nearly every other state in the nation which have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. 

“Our Administration is working around the clock to take the limited and inconsistent supply of vaccine we receive from the Federal government and turn it…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 19, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 519.

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. 19, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will fully reopen Tuesday, January 19 with qualifying hard-hit small businesses eligible to receive a second forgivable loan.

An additional $284.45 billion was secured in the newest COVID-19 relief package to extend and expand the Paycheck Protection Program. 

Small businesses that employ 300 or fewer people and that…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 18, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 514.

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. 18, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 17, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 511.

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. 17, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 16, an additional 30 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 507.

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. 16, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced today that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed another order for doses of COVID-19 vaccine, for 18,550 people, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Operation Warp Speed.

This order for the sixth week of vaccine distribution represents the latest in a series of vaccine requests that Maine CDC will file in the coming weeks and months, as specified by Operation Warp Speed,…

My fundamental goal throughout this pandemic has been to save lives, plain and simple. With the introduction of vaccines last month, we received a welcome, critical new tool, and we were ready to use it.

Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills. Thank you for listening.

Maine has worked so hard to distribute vaccines quickly, efficiently and equitably, and it shows – we have ranked high among the states nationwide for the percentage of vaccine doses distributed, and just earlier…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 15, an additional 16 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 477.

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. 15, 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 9, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). 

In total, approximately 4,150 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.

About 16,900 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 15,100 weekly certifications…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 14, an additional eight COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 461.

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. 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.

The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.

“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday updates to Maine’s strategy for distributing its limited allocation of COVID-19 vaccines targeted toward preventing serious illness and saving the lives of Maine people.

The Governor, in consultation with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), is dedicating the limited vaccine supply to older Maine residents, beginning with those 70 and older; additional…