Esta Pratt-Kielley

As school districts in Maine look ahead to the next academic year, many educators are actually taking a look back to some of the innovations that were adopted during the pandemic, including outside learning. Some districts are looking to build on those changes, citing benefits that go beyond just good ventilation.

On Sunday, Ellsworth, Maine will have its first-ever pride celebration. Community members say it is all because of Ellsworth High School’s Gender and Sexuality Diversity Alliance, or GSDA.

Maine’s cumulative COVID-19 cases is now 68,232. 839 people have died from COVID-19 in Maine since the pandemic began.

Maine’s seven-day average for new coronavirus cases is 72, which is down from 73 on Friday, down from 113 one week ago, and down from 309 one month ago.

The toddler fired a single shot from a 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol that was left on the nightstand in his parents' bedroom. The bullet struck both parents and the boy suffered a minor face injury from the weapon's recoil.

The bullet struck both parents and the boy suffered a minor face injury from the handgun recoil.

According to the complaint filed in Cumberland Superior Court, Mark Opio, who is Black, worked for Whole Foods in Portland for more than eight years altogether. Opio says he was scheduled to interview for a promotion in February 2019, which was abruptly canceled.

The health system will shut down one if its largest mass vaccination sites in Scarborough on May 20th, as demand starts to wane with much of the 60 and older population vaccinated.