by Rose Lundy | December 6, 2020
Somerset County, which recorded its first COVID-19 death in August, now has Maine’s second-highest death rate after a statewide surge last month. Waldo County has the highest, but 14 of its 16 deaths were before June. November was Maine’s deadliest month with 67...
by Susan Cover | September 27, 2020
Jennifer Gunderman’s hands moved quickly from bean to bean, snipping the long vegetable right at the top and dropping it into her five-gallon bucket. The former organic farmer turned University of New England public health professor made the short drive from Belfast...
by Gordon L. Weil | May 14, 2020
The main argument of a legal case against Gov. Janet Mills’ directives to protect Maine people is that the COVID-19 situation is not bad enough to warrant her actions. The economy should be opened. The complaint misses four key points: Older Mainers are...
by Samantha Hogan | September 10, 2019
The Ecology Learning Center will officially become the 10th and final charter school to open in Maine. The Maine Charter School Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a charter for the proposed high school, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2020 in...