Charlie Eichacker
Maine Public
Gardiner, ME, United States
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Two additional Mainers die with COVID, as hospitalizations drop slightly
The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID has fallen by two on Thursday, to 113. Hospitalizations have been hovering around that level for the last few days after falling significantly throughout the month of June. → Read More
Mass. woman charged in 1985 murder of Baby Jane Doe in Aroostook County
On Monday, police arrested 58-year-old Lee Ann Daigle of Lowell, Massachusetts, in connection with the death of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a gravel pit during freezing weather in the town of Frenchville before being found Dec. 7, 1985. → Read More
Sherry Huber, trailblazing politician who defended abortion rights and Maine's forests, dies at 84
Huber, a moderate Republican from Falmouth, focused on environmental issues during her time as a state representative from 1976 to 1982, according to her obituary. She then made two unsuccessful bids for governor, first as a Republican in 1982, then as an independent four years later. → Read More
COVID hospitalizations rise slightly on Friday
The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID rose slightly on Friday, to 135. That's three more than yesterday. Twenty one patients are in critical care and ten are on ventilators. → Read More
COVID hospitalizations are falling again in Maine
The number of hospitalized patients was down to 160 on Monday. That's 33 fewer than last Thursday, when 193 people were hospitalized. And it's down 71 from mid-May, when cases recently peaked at 231. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations inch up for another day
Maine's COVID hospitalizations have inched up again on Thursday, to 193. That's two more patients than yesterday. Twenty-seven are in critical care and four are on ventilators. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations climb again on Wednesday
The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID has climbed again on Wednesday, to 191. That's up seven from yesterday. But hospitalizations still haven't returned to the recent peak of 231 that they reached two weeks ago. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations have fallen by almost a third since last week
They dropped by 11 on Thursday, to 166. Fifteen patients are in critical care and four are on ventilators. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations drop again on Wednesday, to 177
The Maine CDC is reporting one additional death of someone with COVID, bringing the pandemic death toll to 2,345. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations have been falling for the last few days, but are still high
The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID has dropped over the last few days. It hit 203 on Monday, down from a recent peak of 231 last Tuesday. Still, that's roughly double the number of hospitalizations from one month ago. → Read More
9 Maine counties now considered to have high COVID risk, according to CDC
Indoor masking in public areas is recommended for those counties, which include Aroostook, Penobscot and Hancock, and most counties in southern Maine, except for York. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations fall slightly on Wednesday, but remain well above last month's
That's still more than double the hospitalization numbers from one month ago. Thirty-four patients are in critical care and two are on ventilators. → Read More
Taking a lesson from the pandemic, Maine hopes more broadband will reduce vehicle travel
Just as the pandemic showed that many people could work from home on the internet, it also had an effect on the planet. Vehicle travel, which normally produces 54% of Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions, fell by a third during the early part of the public health crisis, according to state transportation data. → Read More
Maine reports 773 new coronavirus infections, 3 deaths on Friday
And the number of Mainers hospitalized with the disease has increased to 223. That's nineteen more than one week ago. Twenty-five patients are receiving critical care and two are on ventilators. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalization jump again, reaching 221 on Thursday
The state CDC reports that 221 people are receiving inpatient care for the disease on Thursday, up 12 from Wednesday, and more than double the same measure from one month ago. Thirty-one patients are in critical care and two are on ventilators. → Read More
2 additional Mainers die with COVID, as 771 new cases are reported Tuesday
The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID has fallen by two on Tuesday, to 207. But that's up from 132 just two weeks ago. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations top 200, as CDC advises indoor masks in half of the counties
Two hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care with the disease on Friday. That's up 11 from Thursday and 105 from one month earlier. → Read More
Maine's COVID hospitalizations reach highest point since last winter
The Maine CDC reports 193 inpatients with the disease. That's up 24 from yesterday and 61 since one week ago. Thirty-three patients are in critical care and three are on ventilators. → Read More
Maine's daily COVID infections top 1,000 for third time in one week
For the third time in the last week, the Maine CDC is reporting a single-day jump in new COVID cases of more than 1,000. The agency is reporting 1,030 new infections on Wednesday, although that doesn't include cases confirmed with at-home tests. One day earlier, 1,198 new cases were reported, and 1,018 were reported on Saturday. The agency is reporting five additional deaths of people with COVID… → Read More
Susan Collins: Leaked Roe opinion 'inconsistent' with previous statements by Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
The development put the greatest spotlight on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who has expressed support for abortion rights but voted to confirm two of the newest members of the court’s conservative wing. → Read More