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Published
March 5, 2022

‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoff arrives in Maryland with 1,000 vehicles

They want to hold lawmakers 'accountable' for the pandemic response, but their plans are opaque and their motives muddy.
Published
March 5, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue downward trend

But 26 additional deaths were reported on Saturday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 2,135.
Published
March 4, 2022

Maine businesses make few changes despite end of CDC mask advisory

Most retailers in the state already had dropped masking requirements for customers, and some had done so for public-facing workers.
Published
March 4, 2022

Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now

The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state's private colleges are taking varied approaches.
Published
March 3, 2022

Federal CDC lifts its masking recommendation for all of Maine

The federal agency is, however, still advising that people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness wear a mask indoors.

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Published
March 3, 2022

Mask mandate dropped at State House

In tying the requirement to local transmission rates, legislative leaders could reinstate the mask mandate if Kennebec County goes red again.
Published
March 3, 2022

Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines

The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
Published
March 3, 2022

Maine awards $5 million in relief grants to small businesses

More than 380 small businesses across the state will receive up to $50,000 each through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
Published
March 3, 2022

As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile

From some of the least vaccinated states to some of the most vaccinated states, public health departments are hoping to find providers that can use them.
Published
March 2, 2022

White House unveils new COVID plan, says shutdowns, school closures no longer necessary

The White House's new pandemic road map calls for better surveillance of new variants and a program to dispense antiviral pills as soon as someone tests positive.