The couple’s planned retirement cruise extended to 17 days at sea after ports refused to let passengers off the ship.
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Frosty’s permanently closes Gardiner, Freeport locations
Company owners Nels and Shelby Omdal say they are making this move now to preserve their company in the long run.
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MaineGeneral announces first coronavirus-related death at Augusta hospital
Meanwhile, of 4,500 employees in the MaineGeneral Health system, about 140 are expected to be working from home, once software is set up for them to do so.
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New Balance to start producing face masks to help prevent spread of coronavirus
A representative for the company said that while information about production at central Maine locations is not yet available, the goal is to have all New England factories producing personal protective equipment once a prototype is made.
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As more Mainers become unemployed, are some getting scared back into work?
Josh Johnstone, a rigger at Bath Iron Works, says he’s struggling with whether to pursue an unemployment claim or look for work elsewhere as Maine sees a large volume of initial claims for unemployment insurance.
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Local truckers still delivering the goods — despite coronavirus concerns
Bathrooms and hot meals are in short supply for those risking exposure to the coronavirus to supply the nation’s stores with needed products and supplies.
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Norridgewock man summonsed on charge of manslaughter in fatal crash
David Obert, 51, was summonsed on a charge of manslaughter seven months after he was involved in a car crash that killed Joyce Gipson, 85, and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.
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University of Maine, MOFGA search for workers to help dairy farmers during pandemic
‘If those people get sick, someone needs to step in to take over the operations,’ said Richard Kersbergen, extension professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. ‘Dairy farming doesn’t just stop.’
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Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails
Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney’s office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
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Massachusetts man says on radio he’s positive for coronavirus, quarantined in Somerset County
The Maine Center for Disease Control says the man’s case wouldn’t be counted for Somerset County, which remained at zero confirmed cases as of Thursday, because federal rules go by a person’s primary residence.