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ACLU challenges use of COVID-19 relief funds for improvements at Penobscot County Jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 20—The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into the use of COVID-19 relief funds to build and expand jails and prisons, including the Penobscot County ...
Maine reports two new COVID-19 deaths, fewer hospitalizations
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 25—A total of 104 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine on Saturday, the state reported. That statistic continues to trend downward. There were 121 people in hospitals statewide ...
COVID-19 hospitalizations down slightly in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 28—The number of people hospitalized in Maine with COVID-19 declined a bit on Saturday as the pace of new infections slowed. The state reported that 166 people were hospitalized with the ...
COVID-19 levels hold steady in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 16—Maine reported a total of 137 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 on Thursday morning and two additional deaths. Those hospitalized Thursday included 17 patients in critical care and ...
Maine COVID hospitalizations decline
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 3—The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine dropped on Friday as other signs point to a continued decline in new infections. There were 183 hospitalized patients statewide ...
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 4—The state on Saturday reported a decline in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine. According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 178 patients were ...
Wastewater testing, case counts indicate pandemic easing in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 27—There are signs the coronavirus pandemic is easing in Maine despite COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remaining roughly static Friday compared with the previous day. Recent wastewater ...
Second case of monkeypox reported in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 1—A second Maine resident has contracted monkeypox, the painful but usually non-fatal infectious disease that has been spreading throughout the world and now has been found in all but three ...
Truck driver whose wheel flew off, killing a state trooper, to admit responsibility in plea deal
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 29—Three years ago, a Maine state trooper who was aiding a stranded motorist on Interstate 95 was killed when a wheel from a passing logging truck flew off and struck him. Now the truck's ...
Harwich drowning victim remembered as adventurous, and kind - a selfless soul
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHARWICHPORT — In July 2015, Brent Borodic hit the highway to begin a night shift as a physician and...