Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

White House COVID-19 coordinator said, 'it’s going to be really important that people this fall and winter get the new shots...'

Wilton Town Office closed due to COVID-19 outbreak

Town Manager Perry Ellsworth anticipates the office will reopen Thursday.

Winthrop school district adopts COVID-19 guidelines for upcoming school year, drops remote learning option

The rules build upon recently updated recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

RSU 9 updates COVID-19 policies per state guidance

Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington said the state has issued guidance to handle COVID-19 outbreaks as they would another infectious disease, marking an end to COVID-specific standard operating procedures.

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

The CDC recommendations apply to everyone in the U.S., but the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country.

Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus

Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won't require tests once they're here.

China’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns

Some 80,000 tourists have reportedly been stranded in Sanya.

Waterville Board of Education gets update on teaching during COVID-19, staff vacancies

George J. Mitchell School Principal Kim Taylor reported some kindergarten students entered school last year not knowing how to interact with other children, play or wait in line because they had had no social interaction during the pandemic.

See the latest data: Tracking COVID-19 in Maine

Maine COVID-19 cases, patient counts hold steady as national numbers climb

The state has the nation's second-lowest infection rate, after Vermont.