Maine reported a drop in the number of patients, ending a 4-day rise in hospitalizations.
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Agency safeguards catch roughly $6.4 million in fraudulent emergency rental relief claims
Only a fraction of an estimated $6.4 million in fraudulent claims received funding, according to an audit.
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State to begin issuing $850 checks this week, but envelopes in short supply
Maine Revenue Services expects to issue 200,000 refunds a week, meaning most of the 858,000 checks should be issued by the end of June – if the state has enough envelopes.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations up slightly but reflect downward trend
A total of 167 coronavirus patients were in hospitals statewide on Monday, four more than than the day before.
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Officials: Lightning might have caused house fire in Sabattus
Damage to home at 28 Holden St. estimated at $75,000.
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Richmond man discovers long-lost graves of more than a dozen relatives
Ronald Emmons Jr. finds a cemetery behind a horse farm in Bowdoin containing graves of his relatives, and later locates a headstone for multiple relatives under a cedar bush at the Cotton Cemetery in Richmond.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations down slightly in Maine
As new cases of the coronavirus ease in much of Maine, 166 people were in hospitals statewide with the illness on Saturday, two fewer than the day before.
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Some ferry runs to Vinalhaven canceled this weekend
The reduced service was prompted by a COVID-19 case coupled with an ongoing staffing shortage.
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Portland officials push state for coordination of services for asylum seekers
As state housing officials make plans for a temporary emergency shelter for homeless people in Portland and long-term housing for asylum seekers in three communities, Portland’s mayor and interim city manager say statewide coordination is also needed.