Nonprofits to host back to school event at Lewiston park

Free school supplies, shoes, haircuts, vaccines, food offered Wednesday in Kennedy Park.

Winthrop school district adopts COVID-19 guidelines for upcoming school year, drops remote learning option

The rules build upon recently updated recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

Portland will test wastewater for monkeypox and other viruses

The testing is part of a nationwide effort to monitor wastewater for infectious diseases.

RSU 9 updates COVID-19 policies per state guidance

Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington said the state has issued guidance to handle COVID-19 outbreaks as they would another infectious disease, marking an end to COVID-specific standard operating procedures.

Updated COVID-19 guidance from CDC puts focus on preventing severe illness

The advisory signals that the nation’s top public health agency is continuing to shift from community-level efforts to steps to prevent severe illness.

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

The CDC recommendations apply to everyone in the U.S., but the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country.

Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus

Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won't require tests once they're here.

Beach to Beacon returns as live race, but with smaller international field

Organizers are excited about the return of Maine's premier road race to Cape Elizabeth for the first time in 3 years.

See the latest data: Tracking COVID-19 in Maine

Maine COVID-19 cases, patient counts hold steady as national numbers climb

The state has the nation's second-lowest infection rate, after Vermont.