Benchwarmers Sports Pub closed last week and both Maine Street Sweets and Timeless Cottage will close by the end of June.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: May 15-22
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
The Universal Notebook: Things have been worse
In case you didn’t know it, the 1918 Spanish flu was far worse than the coronavirus. As of this writing, some 76,000 Americans, including 62 people in Maine, have died of COVID-19. In 1918, 675,000 Americans died of the Spanish flu, including 5,000 Mainers. The Spanish flu was something of a misnomer for an influenza […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Mainewhile: Our response to the virus is what we make it
This is the week that Maine, and much of the rest of the nation, has begun to open up. Everyone out there seems to be wishing for, hoping for, a return to “some sort of normal,” even as we all realize “normal” is gone for good, and even as we realize we might not be […]
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Three-day-old harbor seal pup makes remarkable recovery after beach stranding
Marine Mammals of Maine plans to transfer the seal, found last week on Scarborough Beach, to a long-term care facility in Massachusetts on Tuesday.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick revokes emergency order in deference to state
Gov. Janet Mills’ statewide restrictions are still in place.
Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19
Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
After substantial cuts, Brunswick town and school budgets could still mean 6% tax increase
“The budget presented now reflects the new reality — significant reductions in municipal revenues,” Town Manager John Eldridge wrote in a letter to the council. “Recognizing that many taxpayers are facing difficult times, the proposed tax rate increase related to municipal services is less than 1%.”
Posted inTimes Record
Mid Coast Hospital treating two for coronavirus, confirms 22 cases overall
Though cases remain low, the financial cost of the virus continues to mount as the hospital continues to see a significant decrease in other patients.
Posted inTimes Record
For now, Great State of Maine Air Show still in works for August
Under the current statewide reopening plan, gatherings are limited to 50 people through the end of August. The 2017 air show drew about 35,000 people. Officials will make a decision by July 1 at the latest.