Fire Chief Keith Gautreau says city officials determined that none of the 11 firefighters working at the Bramhall Station on Nov. 30 was following the city mandate that face masks be worn inside firehouses.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virus aid talks in Congress get hung up on business liability
Republicans initially proposed a sweeping 5-year liability shield to protect companies and organizations from COVID-19-related lawsuits, but Democrats roundly dismissed that approach as a danger to workers.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools and Education
Bates delays start of next semester by five weeks
To better cope with COVID-19, the winter semester is slated to begin Feb. 17 instead of early January.
Posted inNation & World
Biden’s health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy
The president-elect hopes to return the federal response to a more methodical approach, seeking results by applying scientific knowledge in what he says will be a transparent and disciplined manner.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC launches investigation into COVID-19 outbreak at Clinton dairy farm
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said at least 13 positive tests were reported at Flood Brothers Farm.
Posted inTimes Record
New shellfish cooperative hopes to brand New Meadows River as prime oyster growing destination
The New Meadows Shellfish Cooperative is one of 10 organizations awarded through Maine Sea Grant’s Buoy Maine project to bolster seafood and tourism-related industries and help businesses recover during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Augusta courthouse reopens to public
The Capital Judicial Center, closed for about two weeks after at least three employees tested positive for COVID-19, was back open Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines expected to get heated – fast
Experts say they expect attitudes to shift quickly from widespread hesitancy to urgent demand.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Kansas hospital runs out of staff, as virus creates acute rural crisis
The COVID-19 crisis in small towns nationwide is particularly acute because they hospitals don’t have much of a bullpen – or many places to send patients with regional hospitals full.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
With Giuliani in hospital with COVID, lawmakers who met with him scramble
The New York mayor recently attended long meetings in battleground states, to help the president try to subvert November’s vote, without wearing a mask.