CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with negative test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation.

New Orleans swingers event becomes superspreader after 41 test positive for coronavirus

People were encouraged to wear masks unless they were eating or drinking.

Catherine Rampell: Trump is planning a massive purge

Now that he's lost, it's reasonable to wonder if Trump simply plans to fire (and perhaps not replace) as many career experts as possible, leaving Biden with a hollowed-out government unable to perform even its most basic functions.

Spectrum donates to Epilepsy Foundation New England

Sidelines: The New England Patriots this season are endlessly frustrating — and a lot of fun

After years as a favorite on cruise control, Patriots are a compelling mixed bag, Drew Bonifant writes.

Registration open for annual WinterKids Winter Games

Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020 not a shocker: Pandemic

Pandemic, with roots in Latin and Greek, is a combination of 'pan' for all and 'demos' for people or population.

Maine CDC reports 224 new coronavirus cases, no more deaths

The caseload is a return to an unwelcome normal after the Thanksgiving break led labs to process fewer samples last week.

With Biden in the White House, Maine could see major changes

The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.

Dunlap reflects on myth of broad voter fraud as tenure ends

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is wrapping up his tenure after a frenetic four-year span in which he stood up to President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission