In a tweet, Hanks stressed the importance of “following the advice of experts and taking care of ourselves and each other.”
March 2020
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Bates College to close its campus and send students home
Bates was the last NESCAC college to yield to the coronavirus.
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Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
In previous emergencies both Republican and Democratic administrations loosened Medicaid rules to empower states to meet surging needs.
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Stocks roar back on hopes for Trump’s coronavirus plan
The rally recoups many of the losses from a day earlier, when the index experienced its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987.
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Portland cancels events at Merrill Auditorium and other venues
All events scheduled for the next 30 days at the Merrill, Expo and Ocean Gateway are canceled to curtail the spread of coronavirus.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine has 2 more possible coronavirus cases, including a Portland health worker
State health officials are investigating the travel history and contacts for the employee of the city’s India Street clinic and a woman being treated at Maine Med, to prepare for the likelihood that their tests will be confirmed as positive by the U.S. CDC.
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Colleges are going completely online amid coronavirus spread. How will that even work?
Universities are working to scale up their online offerings using technological platforms that have never been tested at such a high volume.
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The Latest: California woman’s death is 50th in U.S. as coronavirus is confirmed in all but one state
The latest news from around the U.S. and the world on coronavirus: Woman in California dies, marking 50 deaths so far in U.S. The U.S. now has 50 coronavirus deaths, and cases in all but one state. California’s sixth death from the disease, reported south of San Francisco, put the nation at 50 deaths overall. […]
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Catholic Diocese celebrates St. Patrick’s Day across state
PORTLAND — Masses and special events at churches across Maine will highlight the diocese’s celebration of the Feast Day of St. Patrick. The feast day holds special significance in the Diocese of Portland as St. Patrick, along with St. Jean Baptiste, is a secondary patron of the diocese. In addition, St. Patrick Church in Newcastle […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Open Space Implementation Committee offers proposals
The committee asked the City Council to consider four recommendations regarding open space land.