Maine Voices: COVID maps don’t tell the whole story about where virus has spread

Health officials and the media should do a better job of conveying crucial information about the true number of cases.

Commentary: Economy will come back when COVID crisis passes – but emissions don’t have to

Let’s help put Maine back to work by investing in an infrastructure that is cleaner and more resilient yet has a lower operating cost.

Maine says schools should plan to keep classrooms closed for rest of academic year

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine dies at 73 from coronavirus

Prine, who won a lifetime achievement Grammy and was called ‘The Mark Twain of American songwriting,’ had been hospitalized last month.

Former Portland police chief infected with coronavirus

James Craig, now police chief in Detroit, goes public on the national news Tuesday evening.

As health care shifts, so do health care employees

Primary care doctors are leaving their offices to work in hospitals and nurses are staffing screening tents as the entire industry adapts to the coronavirus.

Maine doesn’t know how many COVID-19 patients are hospitalized

More than 3 weeks into the outbreak, the state doesn't have complete, daily data from all hospitals.

Safety net programs facing surge of applicants in Maine during pandemic

Requests for food stamps and other public assistance programs have nearly doubled since the middle of March.

Maine Acts of Kindness: Effort to aid community casts a wide net

The Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force helps keep residents informed and ensures vital services are maintained during the outbreak.

Wisconsin voters wait hours at the few open polling stations

Milwaukee, the state's largest city and home to the largest concentration of black voters, operated just five of its 180 polling places.