Pandemic takes staggering financial toll on Maine hospitals

They have lost $250 million a month since the pandemic hit the state. The federal bailout has covered about a month's losses.

Freeport school’s reopening offers glimpse into what classrooms could look like this fall

Students at L'Ecole Francaise du Maine wear masks, eat lunch outside and stick to small groups throughout the day. About half chose to come back in person when the school reopened May 20.

Stories of some of the Mainers whose lives we lost to coronavirus

Bill Nemitz: Got blood? In Maine and beyond, it’s needed more than ever

Battered by a pandemic that shut down drives and scared away donors, health officials warn that the blood supply is running dangerously low.

Quadrupling of state lab’s COVID-19 testing capacity puts Maine in good position, public health experts say

Beefing up contact tracing and disclosing data about it is the new challenge as the state continues its phased reopening plan.

Will changes in the food industry produced by the pandemic stay or go?

Proprietors and customers weigh in on cocktails-to-go, ubiquitous takeout, restaurants as grocers...and lots more.

Radical changes floated as way to facilitate fall sports

Moving baseball and softball from spring to fall, and football and soccer from fall to spring, has been suggested as an idea to help Maine schools adhere to coronavirus safety guidelines.

Alfond Youth Center reopens wellness center to public with new health guidelines

The center reopened to the public this weekend after nearly three months of restricted programming due to the pandemic.

Sao Paulo cemeteries to dig up graves for coronavirus space

Brazil’s biggest metropolis will excavate the bones of people buried in the past and store their bagged remains in large metal containers.

Company agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries.