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Published
April 1, 2022

Cheaper fares, service expansion in store for Greater Portland public transit

Transit agencies in southern Maine will ramp up service and cut fares in half for the rest of the year using $7 million in federal relief funding.
Published
April 1, 2022

U.S. CDC says all Maine counties considered low risk for COVID-19

Ninety-five percent of the nation's counties are now classified as low risk based on case counts and hospitalizations.
Published
April 1, 2022

Another View: Get a COVID booster if you haven’t already

Rising international coronavirus cases underscore the need to get booster shots into more arms.
Published
March 31, 2022

State launches $16 million grant program for seafood dealers, processors

The program is a component of the governor's Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, investing federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in Maine people and businesses.
Published
March 31, 2022

Decline of Maine’s COVID-19 cases stalls as new subvariant spreads

Infections and hospitalizations in Maine have been holding steady after steep declines in February.

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Published
March 30, 2022

Readfield-area high school to go remote due to staff shortages from uptick in COVID-19 cases

School officials can't figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.
Published
March 30, 2022

Biden receives second booster, presses Congress on virus funds

The president used the occasion Wednesday to call on Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the pandemic.
Published
March 30, 2022

After delay, Brunswick School Board lifts pre-K mask mandate

On March 23, the Brunswick School Board voted unanimously to lift the district's pre-K mask mandate, reversing its March 9 decision.
Published
March 30, 2022

Maine’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations hold steady as more vaccine boosters are approved

Additional booster shots are now approved for everyone who is 50 and older or immunocompromised and for anyone who received the J&J vaccine.
Published
March 29, 2022

If you got J&J vaccine, consider two mRNA booster shots, data suggest

A new study shows that 3 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine perform the best, while a Johnson & Johnson vaccine followed by a messenger RNA booster shot is next best.