The State of Maine will receive $43.79 million in grant funding from the Department of Education.  The funding, which was allocated through the CARES Act, will support distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic according to a press release from Congresswoman … Continue reading →

Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, announced today that three additional deaths have occurred since his daily briefing yesterday afternoon. That brings the total number of deaths to 47 advised Dr. Shah.  All three were elderly.  There is … Continue reading →

Dr. Shah, Director of the MaineCDC, announced this afternoon that a significantly high number of deaths from the coronavirus have occurred since yesterday’s report:  Five deaths have occurred and they were all residents of the Maine Veteran’s Home, Scarborough.  The … Continue reading →

Yesterday Trumpy announced that he directed the Navy to shoot down Iranian gunboats that harass US ships.  He first made the announcement on Twitter at 8:00 am and repeated it at his daily cornovarius briefing turned political rally. But NBC … Continue reading →

Three more deaths of senior citizens in Maine were reported at todays daily press briefing – bringing the total number of deaths up to 39.   The total number of confirmed cases are 907 with 455 patients recovered since yesterday.  Importantly, … Continue reading →

The US Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps. of Engineers have now revoked federal protection for thousands of waterways across Maine as published in the Federal Register.  With our ecosystems and drinking water at stake, Environment Maine will challenge the … Continue reading →

Trumpy’s negatives continue to increase because of his handling of the pandemic according to MorningConsult, a polling company, based in Washington, D.C.  By a nearly 6-1  margin, people 65 and older say it’s more important for Trumpy to address the … Continue reading →

“We are writing in hope of establishing a better line of communication between you, your administration and the state legislature,” is the first sentence of a verbose letter dated April 16, and addressed to Governor Janet T. Mills,  It recently … Continue reading →

Dr. Shah, Director of the MaineCDC, reported this afternoon that there has been an increase in the number of deaths from COVID-19 since his last briefing. There are currently 35 deaths with an increase of confirmed cases to 875.  A … Continue reading →

Effective today, Monday, April 20, Portland’s office of Elder Affairs has created a temporary volunteer program to provide grocery shopping and food delivery to elderly Portland residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is intended to help people aged 65 or … Continue reading →