Tough call for businesses: Require masks or not?

Starting Monday, Mainers won't have to mask up in most indoor settings — vaccinated or not. Some area business owners say their mask requirements will continue, others will drop requirements, and still others scramble to set policies

Some worry it’s too early to unmask in Maine

Area residents react to state's decision to no longer mandate masks indoors in public in most cases.

When do I still need to wear a mask?

Whether you still need to wear a mask depends mostly on whether or not you're vaccinated.

More hospitalizations among young people with COVID-19 in April

In April, 19 people in their 40s were hospitalized, an increase of nine from March.

More than 20,000 Lewiston residents have yet to get their COVID-19 vaccine

New data published by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this week showed that less than 60% of Lewiston residents of all ages have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 20,000 residents are unvaccinated.

Dog ticks having an early population boom in Maine

But officials say the dry weather might keep a lid on the numbers of Lyme-disease carrying deer ticks, which usually emerge in June and July.

Experts advise screening for colorectal cancer at 45 instead of 50

The American Cancer Society since 2018 has said regular screenings should start at 45, given the continuing rise in colorectal cancer cases in younger adults.

Significant gaps remain in vaccinating younger Mainers

Meanwhile, the Maine CDC reports fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the 4th consecutive day, as well as 2 additional deaths.

When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?

Daily vaccinations decreased again last week in Maine

State reports 199 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the third consecutive day with fewer than 200 cases.