FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5, which serves Freeport, Durham and Pownal, is offering free meals for anyone 18 and younger at all six of its schools. The measure supplies meals to students while schools are closed at least through next week in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Breakfast and lunch pickup runs from 9-11 […]
March 2020
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values, Times Record
Maine’s Catholic diocese suspends Masses
The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Harpswell cancels most of Town Meeting, postpones budget decision
The town could operate at 2019 budget numbers until it has approved a new budget, if legislation being discussed in Augusta is approved.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unemployment claims in Maine surpassed February’s total in just 3 days this week
Nearly 5,000 Mainers have claimed unemployment since Sunday, putting Maine on track to surpass the highest weekly total since the Great Recession.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Treasury proposes to pay out $500 billion to Americans starting in April
Two sets of checks, with amounts depending on income and family size, are the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy amid the coronavirus epidemic.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Local & State, News, Schools and Education, Southern Maine Weeklies
Old Orchard Beach High staff member tests positive for virus
In a letter to families, Superintendent John Suttie said some staff and students may have been exposed.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Maturo: ‘Proud to have played with kids I grew up with’
Bonny Eagle’s Zach Maturo, a fixture on the gridiron and the basketball court, talks with Adam Birt about his outstanding high school career and the lessons learned.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine State Ferry Service updates service plan during coronavirus outbreak
There have been no changes to the schedules but if crews are struck by virus, that may change.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Gov. Mills closes restaurant dining rooms and bars, prohibits social gatherings of more than 10
The governor issues the executive order, which runs through March 31, after the number of coronavirus cases in the state goes from zero to 42 in less than a week.