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The Riviera may be coming to Eastport! No, not the French Riviera, not the Italian Riviera, not even the North End Riviera -- the old tuna-packing plant in Eastport.

With epidemiologists urging the importance of testing and contact tracing in combatting the coronavirus pandemic, Maine will need to increase both significantly in order to safely reopen. Currently, testing is prioritized for the most at-risk patients, but testing of everyone with symptoms along with randomized testing will be needed in

The Passamaquoddy tribal governments at Sipayik and Indian Township are restricting access to the reservations to residents only in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and non-tribal members who bring someone onto the reservations without approval will be subject to banishment.

With the number of patient visits dropping by nearly half, additional costs to prepare for a potential influx of COVID-19 patients and denial of critical federal CARES Act funds, the Calais Regional Hospital is facing a financial crisis that threatens its ability to provide care...

Who could have guessed that a worldwide pandemic would trigger a run on powdered skim milk and ukuleles in a little Canadian border town? Powdered skim milk was not to be had in St. Stephen grocery stores on a recent Sunday afternoon.

The two Washington County hospitals believe they are prepared to handle any COVID-19 cases, with one confirmed case in the county and 537 cases in Maine as of April 8.