Kevin Miller
Portland Press Herald
Portland, ME, United States
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Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution. → Read More
Q&A: Why are breakthrough COVID cases rising in Maine? And what is the latest on booster shots?
This Q&A looks at the breakthrough cases, what is behind the numbers and how booster shots fit into this latest chapter of the pandemic → Read More
Maine CDC reports 300 new COVID-19 cases, 9 additional deaths
There are signs that the latest surge may be easing in Maine amid declining daily case numbers, hospitalizations and the positivity rates for COVID-19 tests. → Read More
Maine CDC reports another 925 COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
The director of the Maine CDC said Wednesday that he was seeing "some signs of optimism on the horizon – but there are still a lot of "signs of concern" about the pandemic. → Read More
Another 867 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths reported in Maine
Maine's seven-day average of COVID cases continues to rise as Maine experiences one of the worst surges of the pandemic. → Read More
Another 867 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths reported in Maine
Maine's seven-day average of COVID cases continues to rise as Maine experiences one of the worst surges of the pandemic. → Read More
Maine CDC reports 1,008 new COVID-19 cases, another 9 deaths
The more than 1,000 cases represents new positive test results reviewed by the Maine CDC staff over a three-day period. → Read More
Maine just had one of the darkest weeks of the pandemic and winter is coming: What’s next?
National infectious disease experts say the only thing to count on is the virus's unpredictability. → Read More
Another 714 COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths reported in Maine
Schools also reported 2,080 cases of COVID-19 during the past 30 days, and some of Maine's hospitals are seeing record numbers of patients. → Read More
Maine CDC reports 716 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths
Maine has set new hospitalization records repeatedly in recent days, although a recent decline in the rate of tests coming back positive could be a sign that the latest surge is easing. → Read More
COVID-19 exacts a painful toll in Maine, shouldered largely by state’s eldest
Mainers 60 or older account for more than 91 percent of the state's 1,000-plus deaths. → Read More
Maine sees record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
The 214 hospitalizations reported on Monday exceeded the previous record of 207, which was first set at the height of last winter's case surge. → Read More
Nursing home staffing crisis challenges hospitals, disrupts families
Four long-term care homes in Maine have announced they will close, displacing 120 residents. The ominous trend also means overburdened hospitals are losing a key lifeline for discharged patients. → Read More
Abbott, Puritan prepared to ‘ramp up’ production in Maine amid testing surge
Maine factories operated by the two companies produced swabs and test kits that were critical to the nation's COVID-19 testing capability. → Read More
Maine CDC reports 620 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths
A state official warned on Wednesday that Maine is likely to see several days of sustained, high numbers of new cases as Maine CDC staff work through a backlog of positive test results. → Read More
State had prior involvement in most child homicide cases in Maine
A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram analysis of newly released details going back 14 years shows DHHS had contact with most of those families before the children were killed. → Read More
COVID-19 pummels Maine with 624 new cases, 3 more deaths
Thursday's case total is the highest for a single day since the peak of the pandemic in January. → Read More
NOAA imposes seasonal ban on traditional lobstering for large part of Gulf of Maine
The restricted area will be more than 950 square miles stretching roughly from Mount Desert Island down to eastern Casco Bay. It will allow "ropeless" fishing only, which no commercial lobstermen currently use. → Read More
COVID hospitalizations remain high across Maine
The former head of the Maine CDC warned over the weekend that the delta variant is 'pushing our hospitals to the limit.' → Read More
Attorney says Mainer charged in Capitol riot was ‘persuaded’ by Trump’s rhetoric
In a court filing in Washington, the public defender for Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon says he should be released from jail pending trial because he 'is neither a flight risk, nor a risk of danger to his community.' → Read More