With COVID-19 cases surging, local restaurants are once again providing meals to health care workers and first responders – and keeping their lights on.

An anonymous Portland couple is making an impact with the help of a friend, who delivers envelopes for them with a $100 bill and a message of support.

Maine Needs has seen an increase in requests for food, hygiene products and baby supplies during the pandemic.

A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland’s Preble Street shelter.

Cooking for Community, a grass-roots initiative started in response to the coronavirus pandemic, has forged a network of local farms, restaurants and social-service agencies.

Two Portland women decided to donate theirs to charitable causes in the community. Together, they have created a website to encourage others to do the same.

Professional accordion player Gary Sredzienski has long been playing shows at nursing homes in southern Maine. Since the virus outbreak, he’s continued the gigs remotely for free.