Maine reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths

Maine has second-lowest virus prevalence in the country, behind only Vermont.

Demand for unemployment aid remains high in Maine even as new claims dip

Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst week of the Great Recession.

Another 1.2 million unemployment claims filed as federal jobless aid ends

For 20 straight weeks, jobless claims have remained over 1 million.

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Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.

It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland's waterfront.

Augusta Board of Education approves a still developing back-to-school plan

The proposed hybrid plan will split students into two groups in order to reduce the number of students in school buildings at one time and to allow for enough room to comply with social distancing requirements.

Bates College warns students to give up on partying this year

“Social life as you have experienced it on campus in the past is no longer possible..," Josh McIntosh, vice president for campus life and dean of students wrote.

Two more BIW workers test positive for coronavirus

The BIW employee and contractor were last at work on Aug. 3 and Aug. 1, respectively, and have since been quarantined.

Rhode Island imposes new measures on travelers, bars and large parties

The governor says the state's new traveler certification is similar to Maine's.

No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans

The president is considering giving his acceptance speech on the grounds of the White House, while the former vice president has scrapped plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee.