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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
North Berwick man pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief fund of $200,000
Frederick Avery received over $200,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program for a business he no longer owned.
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PublishedMay 26, 2024
COVID will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?
This is shaping up to be the first COVID wave with barely any federal pressure to limit transmission and little data to even declare a surge.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
Pizza Joint becomes latest Portland-area business to feel a lot of love … a little too late
After the foodie favorite announced the closure of its Portland and South Portland shops, people were lining up to place orders. But one can't help but ask: Where were those customers before?
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
Impact of remote work still echoes in Portland’s office buildings
Though it has fared better than other metropolitan areas – the national office vacancy rate has hit record levels – the city, and its businesses, feel the pinch.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine's first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
Office romance in work-from-home era? It’s not as remote as you think
Maybe it's isolation fatigue, but surveys and psychologists suggest workplace relationships could be on the rise and are definitely here to stay.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Maine bankruptcy filings now on track to hit lowest level in decades
A predicted surge during the pandemic has not materialized, but some experts also warn bankruptcies could be on their way up again.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Why Hugo’s won’t reopen but Portland fine dining will live on
Yes, you can blame the pandemic, but no, there isn't a plan to expand Eventide.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Hospitalizations continue to oscillate thanks to COVID-19 subvariants
The omicron subvariant BA.5 is the dominant variant in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely
Wildly inconsistent policies and people generally masking less after getting vaccinated present challenges for public health officials.
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