The Virus Diaries: Producing masks for anyone she meets

A Hollis woman has been making cloth masks to help others during the pandemic – and she isn't shy about offering them to people she encounters in public.

Maine foundation pledges $1 million to coronavirus response

The Sam L. Cohen Foundation has already distributed more than $520,000 and plans to award more grants this fall.

Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan has first confirmed COVID-19 case

A spokesperson for the facility confirmed Tuesday that a patient has tested positive for COVID-19.

Golf’s soft opening has Arizona event, made-for-TV matches

It's not silly and it's not serious, but at least golfers are competing.

Video: Watch the Maine National Guard salute essential workers

Creative Portland, Haystack distribute money to artists

A fund and an anonymous donor provided the money to make up for lost wages.

While some Maine businesses reopen, parents struggle to find safe child care

With schools closed and roughly 50% of child care centers open, some families have struggled to find a safe place that will care for their children.

Hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies

Online platforms allow hospitals to trade goods to help fill gaps until supplies from distributors arrive.

Proposed Kennebec County budget expected to increase by 8.8%

Funding for the Kennebec County jail and a request to add patrol deputies represent the largest share of the increases proposed for the upcoming budget year.

Pandemic could change landscape of minor league sports

With no games and the prospect of fans not be allowed in stadiums for the foreseeable future, minor league franchises could be in trouble.