Maine’s changes to case investigation, contact tracing not likely to have major impact

Because the spread of COVID-19 is so prevalent and people are having more contacts, many don't know where they might have been infected.

Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends seeking support this winter

Nursing-home staffers attended a 300-person superspreader wedding. Now six residents have died.

Health experts have long warned of the risk that ‘superspreader’ events pose to the elderly and those with underlying conditions.

Nativity story in Auburn, prescription glasses found

More than 61,000 Mainers still without power after weekend storm

Some Central Maine Power customers are not expected to see electricity restored until Wednesday night.

Maine CDC reports 221 new COVID cases; hospitalizations rise again

Meanwhile, an entire fire station shift calls out sick in Portland after a member tested positive for the coronavirus.

As pandemic deepens in Maine, rapid testing could be in short supply

Federal funding in a potential COVID-19 relief bill in Congress could alleviate the projected shortfall.

Thousands left in dark as snowstorm blankets central, western Maine

First major snowstorm of season accumulating at “1 to 2 inches an hour” with winds “approaching 40 miles per hour,” according to National Weather Service.

Rain, snow, growing outages as strong storm blasts through Maine

More than 166,000 CMP customers were without electricity Saturday night, and emergency management officials warned Mainers to avoid travel because of ice and snow.

Fire guts old church housing New York’s Liberty Bell

The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn Saturday after a fire spread from an adjacent building.