Collins, King draft bill to help seasonal employers get more federal relief

The bill would modify a provision in the federal Paycheck Protection Program that the senators say disadvantaged some seasonal small businesses.

World’s ports deal with unprecedented volume heading into 2nd year of pandemic

Maine close to giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

New cases of COVID-19 remain elevated, although on Sunday the state passed the 50% mark for eligible residents who have received at least 1 dose of vaccine.

Maine CDC reports 363 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

People under 30 accounted for 52% of the infections announced Sunday, as the seven-day average rises closer to January surge levels.

Young people driving case counts higher in Maine, other New England states

A 'constellation of factors' is likely at play: more virulent variants, increasing activity and 'pandemic fatigue.'

Guitar sales soar as COVID-19 keeps Mainers playing at home

Shoppers are picking up guitars, keyboards and other instruments to learn to play as the pandemic stretches on.

Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer

More New Englanders have dug in the tidal mudflats during the last year, but they’re finding fewer clams

Maine CDC reports 414 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

It's the fifth day in a row the case count has exceeded 400, and the seven-day average is climbing closer to the height of the mid-January surge.

Augusta residents to decide whether to build new police station

City councilors voted Thursday to send a proposal to voters to borrow $20.5 million to build a new police station on Willow Street in a June 15 referendum.

U.S. setting up national network to track worrisome virus variants

The network will ramp up coronavirus gene-mapping, create partnerships with universities for gene-based surveillance of pathogens, and build a data system to better share and analyze information on emerging disease threats.