Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the high 70s to high 80s from north to south, with a chance for heavy rain and severe thunderstorms throughout the state. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference at the State House in Augusta. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP
Maine’s 15-month COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency will end Wednesday at midnight, bringing Gov. Janet Mills’ long period of executive power to a close. Here is how things will change — or not.
Kelsy Hartley of Flowfold assembles face shields for health care workers while keeping herself safe with a protective shield and gloves. At right is the industrial cutting machine used to make the shields. The company shifted from making wallets to face shields early in the pandemic. Credit: Courtesy of Flowfold
Even though positive public health outcomes prompted the change, it came swiftly and as another shock to businesses that ramped up quickly to produce essential goods.
This March 2002 file photo shows a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Symptoms of the Powassan virus include fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, confusion, seizures and memory loss. More serious neurologic issues can occur, including infection of the brain and the membranes around the brain and spinal column.
The tell-tale red-orange dots on the back of browntail moth caterpillars make it easy to identify them. Credit: Abigail Curtis / BDN
After sightings in all 16 Maine counties and countless Mainers itching the blistery rash, the worst may be over for the year’s browntail moth caterpillar infestation, experts say.
Northern Light C.A. Dean Hospital in Greenville. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
After a year in which Northern Light lost tens of millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital system is in varying stages of updating half of its 10 hospitals throughout the state.
Versant Power customers living in its Bangor Hydro District can expect a slight bump in their monthly electric bills starting next month.
For a customer who consumes about 500 kilowatt hours a month, that means a $1.23 increase from $84.93 to $86.16.
PLUS: Central Maine Power customers may see their bills increase by double-digits in August, thanks to a sharp rise in federally mandated regional transmission rates that will affect most electric utility companies in New England.
Dean “Dapper Dan” Stanton fires his shotgun during a Cowboy Action Shooting meet in Bewick on Sunday morning. The event was run by the Maine Marshals at the Sanford/Springvale Fish and Gun Club. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
The Maine Marshals is the state’s only official Cowboy Action Shooting club. It competes in timed events, shooting a set pattern of targets, using period correct firearms while dressed as authentic cowboys.
