The impact of the outbreak on the food, beverage and entertainment industries has been crippling.
February 2020
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Owners agree to give minor leaguers a salary bump
Minimum salaries are increased at all levels, including Double-A where a member of the Portland Sea Dogs, for example, will go from a minimum of $350 per week to $600.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Imported spirits to stock up on in face of new 100% tariffs
How to get ready for the latest escalation in President Trump’s trade war with the European Union.
Posted inSports
Hill, Sorenson latest underdogs to give Daytona 500 a shot
Timmy Hill and Reed Sorenson don’t have as many resources as drivers on larger teams, but they’ll be on the starting grid Sunday.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Moreland happy to be back
Mitch Moreland’s future with the club seemed in doubt after he became a free agent, but then the Red Sox decided to re-sign him for one more season.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Man in critical condition after being shot at Walmart in Scarborough
Police say the shooter and a female who was with him knew the man who was wounded in the store’s the parking lot, which was cordoned off with crime scene tape and scoured by investigators, including state police detectives.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Jehovah’s Witnesses report convictions, torture in Russia
The Kremlin has actively used vaguely worded extremism laws to crack down on opposition activists and religious minorities.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. border agents to be deployed to ‘sanctuary’ cities to pursue migrants
The move represents another escalation in the confrontation between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions that are resisting stricter immigration enforcement.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Religion and Values
Gospel of Matthew’s message invoked by some 2020 Democrats
Those running for president this year display increasing fluency with faith in their courtship of religious voters.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine’s rural school districts to lose $1.2 million with federal program change
The U.S. Department of Education has determined that free- and reduced-lunch numbers cannot be used as a basis for awarding federal Title V grant money for low-income rural schools.