How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

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Published
May 17, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other legislation, the Senate passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Line.
Published
May 16, 2020

U.S.-Canada virus rules limit illegal immigration on northern border

Five Mexican citizens apprehended this past week after illegally entering the U.S. in remote northern Maine were returned to Canada.
Published
May 12, 2020

Hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies

Online platforms allow hospitals to trade goods to help fill gaps until supplies from distributors arrive.
Published
May 10, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other votes, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert J. Feitel to be the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inspector general.
Published
May 9, 2020

Polar vortex brings rare May snow to Northeast

Parts of northern New England saw as much as 10 inches, while coastal areas got a dusting.
Published
May 5, 2020

Virus threatens future of already-struggling transportation systems

Public transit systems typically marked by jammed buses and subway trains are now grappling with the exact opposite: disappearing riders
Published
April 30, 2020

Outrage builds over 70 virus deaths at Massachusetts veterans home

Family members of the dead at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans say leadership allowed the virus to spread unchecked.
Published
April 29, 2020

Sewage may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end

Americans might find the idea gross, but wastewater early-warning systems have helped catch norovirus, Hepatitis A and other diseases around the world for decades.
Published
April 28, 2020

Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at Massachusetts veterans home

Federal officials are investigating whether residents were denied proper care as the number of fatalities at the state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home continues to climb.
Published
April 27, 2020

New Hampshire police are chasing surfers off the beaches

The police chief of Rye says that surfers in the water give the erroneous impression that the beaches are open.