Re: “Luxury summer rentals firm promotes early visits to Maine from out of state” (March 24, Page C1): While most of the commercial exploitation that is mentioned in the press to date has focused on those who are scalping personal protective equipment or items that have become difficult to purchase, such as paper goods, for […]
March 2020
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Obituary: Elizabeth Anne (Strout) Young
OCEAN PARK – Elizabeth Anne (Strout) Young, 71, of Ocean Park died Monday March 23, 2020 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice …
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Obituary: Christine E. Teague
SANFORD – Christine E. Teague, 69, of Sanford, died at her home on Monday, March 23, 2020.Christine was born on Dec. …
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Obituary: Norman Ray Cleaves
VENICE, Fla. – Norman Ray Cleaves, 79, passed away unexpectedly at home in Venice, Fla. on March 25, 2020. He was …
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Obituary: David James “Jim” Daigle
DELRAY, Fla. – David James “Jim” Daigle, 84, resident of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Fort Kent, Maine, passed away on …
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Obituary: Ronald “Ron” E. Martin
WESTBROOK – Ronald E. Martin, “Ron”, 79, passed away March 20, 2020, after a lengthy battle with heart disease. Ron …
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Maine’s congressional delegation urges Navy to ease pressure on BIW to keep operating
The letter signed by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden asks the Navy to apply the same standards to private shipyards such as BIW as it does to its 4 public shipyards.
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U.S. has troubling new outbreaks as infections worldwide top 640,000
The United States becomes the first country to surpass 100,000 infections, and worrisome numbers are reported in New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit.
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‘Go home!’ South Africa records first death as lockdown begins
Police scream at the homeless as the nation’s coronavirus cases reach 1,170, the most in Africa.
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Congressman outrages House, Trump by seeking to stall vote on aid package
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., pushed for a roll call vote on the sweeping $2.2 trillion coronavirus package.