An emergency federal benefit, currently being received by more than 20 million people, is set to expire at the end of this month.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine fall to new lows
Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
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Posted inSports
Baseball gets its Opening Day, and now a ‘full’ season looms
Tim Dahlberg: It’s not baseball as we know it. It can’t be, as long as the virus is ravaging the country and short-sighted people remain in charge.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Six of 22 new swab-and-send testing sites have opened, and the remainder will go into operation within the next few weeks.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
On Baseball: Red Sox begin strange season with low expectations
The pitching staff is in shambles, but the offense may be enough to lift the team to the expanded playoffs.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: As mask rules get tighter in the American West, opposition gets loud
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. HELENA, Mont. — A Montana county became the latest battleground in the debate over face masks after local residents pushed back against stricter rules in a virtual face-off with public health officials. The scene in Gallatin County located near Yellowstone National Park […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine right to be cautious when it comes to high school sports
A safe return to the classroom shouldn’t be put at risk for the sake of games this fall.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland to hire minority COVID specialist
The temporary position is one of two funded by pandemic relief grant funds.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Patients need to see health care prices to shop for better value
Maine’s U.S. senators must include price transparency in the new coronavirus relief bill.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Knightville’s Big Babe’s down, but not out
The city manager speculates that a decrease in tourism due to the pandemic is adversely affecting eateries throughout South Portland; statistics reflect a statewide downward trend.