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After one of Maine’s deadliest outbreaks, Maine Veterans Home determined to recover

by Kelley Bouchard November 8, 2020November 7, 2020

Ron Menard, a regular volunteer, was the first rehab patient admitted to the long-term care facility after the coronavirus outbreak in March led to a shutdown and killed 14 residents.

Local & State, News

Dead whale pulled from Saco Bay to be studied

by Kelley Bouchard August 25, 2020August 28, 2020

The 2-ton minke whale was loaded onto a trailer in Scarborough and hauled to Gorham for a necropsy.

Local & State, News

Two mail-sorting machines removed at USPS processing center in Scarborough

by Eric Russell August 19, 2020August 22, 2020

‘The damage is done. Those machines aren’t coming back,’ says the local union president.

Health, Local & State

Police and businesses now seeing broad compliance with Maine’s mask mandate

by Colin Woodard August 16, 2020August 17, 2020

Voluntary compliance has improved over time, as customers have accepted COVID-19 containment measures.

Business, Local & State

Postal workers’ union says up to 80,000 letters were held back Monday in southern Maine

by Reuben Schafir Staff Writer August 10, 2020August 17, 2020

Under a new policy handed down from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, trucks left the mail behind at a local distribution center, according to the union.