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March 2020
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Suspect in bank robbery arrested in South Portland
Tyler Tolis of Massachusetts was arrested by members of the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Smart the only Celtic to test positive for coronavirus
A team source says all the other tests of players and staff all come back negative.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick adopts civil state of emergency, effective shelter-in-place order
Under the new rules, all stores or businesses outside of a list of 27 ‘essential’ industries, must close. The order lasts for 7 days, after which it’s expected to be renewed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News, Times Record
Arts groups quickly get shows up online, but surviving the shutdown will be more difficult
Two relief funds have been set up for individual artists, while organizations grapple with a loss of ticket sales.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Sports, Varsity Maine
Delay to spring season hits home for baseball, softball teams
Coaches and pitchers not able to gather on day pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Times Record
Demand grows for homemade medical masks, but CDC has reservations
Central Maine Medical Center says it welcomes donations of homemade masks; St. Mary’s says professional-grade donations only, please.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
California companies jump in to supply ventilators needed in coronavirus fight
Last week, Bloom Energy Chief Executive KR Sridhar realized his fuel-cell business could help alleviate the state’s critical shortage of ventilators. The San Jose company repairs and refurbishes the fuel-cell power generators it sells to large companies and nonprofits, and Sridhar saw similarities with ventilators, which help patients breathe. After speaking with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s […]
Posted inNation & World
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison
The former film producer, who was hospitalized with heart problems in recent weeks, was diagnosed and quarantined just days after being transferred to the state’s maximum security prison.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine Republicans to continue petition drive to block ranked-choice voting
The party says it will conduct drive-thru events with single-use pens and hand sanitizer as it tries to prevent the method from being used in the November presidential election.