Rod Ponton says he looked normal on the webcam as he waited to be let into the Zoom hearing in a Texas courtroom.
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More than 6,000 Maine employers receive new pandemic aid
About $463 million in new Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans has been approved in the month since applications started.
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First case of COVID-19 variant from U.K. detected in Maine
State health officials said the variant first discovered in the United Kingdom was detected in a Franklin County resident who had traveled out of the country.
Posted inNation & World, News
Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam
There have been already more than 1,250 raids by law enforcement that resulted in the seizure of 10 million counterfeit 3M masks alone.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area teachers’ union responds to superintendent’s COVID-19 claim
The Kennebec-Intra District School Education Association said in a statement it has “lost patience” with Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold.
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CDC study finds double masks or tighter fit can reduce virus transmission by 95%
The agency says people can wear a cloth mask on top of a disposable surgical mask ‘for better fit and extra protection.’
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A third of U.S. adults skeptical of COVID vaccine, poll finds
About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen receives financial aid from Barstool Sports
The Portland restaurant is the second business in Maine to receive a grant from the pandemic fund started by the popular blog.
Posted inNation & World
Biden wants to boost contact tracing after it fell behind in surge of COVID cases
Contact tracing, a critical part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, has fallen behind in recent months as COVID-19 cases have soared. President Joe Biden had pledged to change that. Biden proposes hiring 100,000 people nationwide as part of a new public health jobs corps. They would help with contact tracing and […]
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Portland schools to consider adding in-person learning for high school students
There is no timeline for when students in grades 10 through 12 might be back in classrooms, but the school board is expected to discuss plans for more in-person learning Feb. 23.