Jeff, 61, who asked his last name not be used, is back in his home state, where he is still experiencing shortness of breath and now a heart problem after testing positive March 22 for the coronavirus.
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Augusta firefighter tests positive for COVID-19, prompting quarantine of others
The Augusta city emergency services worker is now resting at home, while five others have been placed on a 14-day quarantine, according to the fire chief.
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Breach of attorney-client privilege in Somerset County sparks concern in Maine legal community
The coronavirus pandemic has stripped lawyers of the surest way to communicate privately with clients: Face-to-face in a private room. Relying now on recorded telephone lines and videoconferencing systems, lawyer-client conversations are at risk.
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Longtime Skowhegan police officer’s home heavily damaged by fire
The fire reported at 7 Dinsmore St. in Skowhegan early Wednesday damaged about half of the duplex where police Officer Joel Cummings, his wife Michelle, Michelle’s sister, Melanie Alexander, and her daughter, Alexis, lived.
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Common Ground Country Fair pulls plug on 2020 event but aims to stage ‘virtual fair’
The popular agricultural event, held each fall in Unity, is the latest to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Waterville City Council to consider emergency housing for first responders
The council on Tuesday is also expected to review a proposal to allow the public to take part in public municipal meetings held online by either submitting written questions and comments before the meetings or calling in during meetings.
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Hallowell fabric shop doing its part as one of central Maine’s essential businesses
WhipperSnappers Quilt Studio owner Lynn Irish say the process of applying to be an essential business took only a day.
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Protesters again demand Maine reopen
Demonstrators in Augusta, most not wearing masks and standing close together, decry governor’s pandemic orders.
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Augusta laying off about 30 city employees
Revenue shortfalls and increased costs related to the coronavirus pandemic force city layoffs and furlough days.
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Delta Ambulance: Frontline against virus, back of the line for protective equipment
Ambulance crews, who are among the first to contact people who may have coronavirus and stand ready to meet any surge, appreciate those who ward off the contagion by social distancing.