Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s to high 50s from north to south, with a sunshine in the north and clouds and a chance for rain to the south. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
A group of masked people walk on the breakwater at Spring Point in South Portland on March 1, 2021. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
People from every other state will be able to travel to Maine without needing to quarantine or having a negative coronavirus test when the state relaxes its travel guidelines this Saturday, public health officials said Tuesday.
In this April 7, 2021, file photo, a line of people wait to enter the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
Even as Maine has weathered the pandemic better than many states and been a leader in vaccinations, a complicated set of factors has kept its new case counts steadily high in recent weeks.
In this April 7, 2021, file photo, a line of people wait to enter the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
In an email to clinic volunteers earlier on Tuesday, a volunteer coordinator said that the last clinic at the center is tentatively scheduled for May 27. While that closure date is not set in stone, the system is preparing to transition its vaccination efforts away from mass clinics.
This abandoned property on Tyler Street will likely be the first of Van Buren’s tax acquired properties to be listed on Zillow as the town pursues unconventional property sale methods. Credit: Hannah Catlin / St. John Valley Times
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services offices on State Street in Augusta, shown in this December 2017 file photo. Credit: Darren Fishell / BDN
At least 20 documents on the Maine government website contained names and, in some cases, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers, for those receiving mental health and substance use treatment.
A Skowhegan businessman wants to open a car wash in Bangor at the site of the former Bangor Redemption and Beverage Center on Broadway. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
Ed Goff, a Skowhegan-based businessman, hopes to open a third Fast Eddie’s location at 490 Broadway near Interstate 95.
A design for the new skate park, to be constructed this summer at Hayford Park in Bangor. A proposed expansion could potentially happen if a local group raises $125,000. Credit: Courtesy of Bangor Parks and Recreation
That comes nine years after the park was moved to a concrete slab off Union Street that was not intended as a permanent location.
Daron Goldstein, owner of Povender Kitchen + Bar in Ellsworth, said it is difficult to find workers to hire. Credit: Courtesy of Povender Kitchen + Bar
The marketing campaign will include 60-second radio spots throughout Maine, pre-roll promotional videos of hospitality employees at work and ads on social media and online networks.
This still image from a backyard trail camera video in the White Mountains shows a large black bear that is missing most of its left rear leg, lurching across the screen. Credit: Courtesy of Bob from Maine
