Things You Need to Know: February 19, 2021
Here is a collection of the things you need to know today.....
Wintery day for Maine according to Newscenter.
In January, there was a record number of overdose deaths in Maine according to WMTW.
Feb 23 Gov Mills will deliver a virtual ‘state of the budget’ speech according to WABI.
A Mainer has a website to remember The Great Ice Storm of 1998 according to WABI.
First-time unemployment claims are down this week according to WABI; it has been six weeks in a row.
Maine saw 221 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday for a total of 43,090. There has been a total of 655 deaths according to WABI.
Nestle is selling off its water brands, including Poland Spring, for $4.3B according to centralmaine.com.
NASA rover has landed on Mars according to WMTW.
The Portland Sea Dogs have released the 2021 schedule and the home opener is set for May 4th according to WABI.
Local, College, Professional sports scoreboard: Bruins lost last night and Bruins and Celtics both play Sunday. Red Sox start spring training games on Feb 27.
Maine weather for your area from Maine.gov.
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