Willis Ryder Arnold
Morning Edition producer-
Portland residents are asking the city's newly formed charter commission to consider topics ranging from eliminating the City Manager position to creating a historical preservation arm of city government. -
The Maine CDC is reporting 120 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, which is the state's highest single-day count in the last two months and up from numbers that have been closer to the 60s in recent days. -
And the state's weekly average of new daily cases continues to tick upward, reaching 67 on Wednesday after hitting a recent low of 14 earlier in July. -
The weekly average of new daily cases continues to creep upwards, reaching a new high since early June of 64. -
Maine is reporting 106 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday — the highest count of new cases for a single day since earlier this spring. -
The number follows an increase in case counts over the weekend as the state's positivity rate creeps higher than in recent weeks. -
The National Weather Service in Maine says smoke from wildfires in Oregon, British Columbia, and Alberta is making its way to Maine.
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The state has identified 153 new cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday morning, which includes a few days worth of data since the Maine CDC has stopped doing case investigations over the weekend. -
Dove Tail Bats owner Paul Lancisi says Maine's yellow birch trees provide a hard but flexible wood that is greatly appreciated by players. -
The state's reporting an upswing of 65 new COVID-19 cases. Though the number covers about two days of test results, it still represents a slight rise after daily case counts had been as low as the single numbers and teens.
