Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19

Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment. 

Mid Coast Hospital treating two for coronavirus, confirms 22 cases overall

Though cases remain low, the financial cost of the virus continues to mount as the hospital continues to see a significant decrease in other patients.

For now, Great State of Maine Air Show still in works for August

Under the current statewide reopening plan, gatherings are limited to 50 people through the end of August. The 2017 air show drew about 35,000 people. Officials will make a decision by July 1 at the latest.

Androscoggin Bank Run For Independence virtual event set for May 16

Bowdoin College on track to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester

To help cushion the blow, Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress.

Meals on Wheels qualification guidelines temporarily changed

Those 60-plus practicing social distancing, disabled adults living with someone receiving meals now eligible; volunteers needed to prepare, pack, deliver meals.

Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks

While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.

Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season

Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company. 

Fat Boy Drive-In under new ownership

“The time has come to pass the Fat Boy Drive-In on to new owners,” the Burton family wrote in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Saturday.

Big Brothers Big Sisters adjusts to distanced mentorship

The pandemic is taking a toll on the organization's programs and finances, causing the biggest fundraiser of the year to be pushed to October.