About $105 million awarded to about 2,300 small businesses and nonprofits will start going out soon, economic development officials say.
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‘Deepening concern’ as more COVID-19 cases hit Bates College
Students told to stay on campus until they go home at Thanksgiving
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
If winter sports happen, high school athletes will be wearing masks
No decisions have been made on the winter season, but the MPA’s Sports Medicine Committee is reviewing feedback from key state agencies on some of its proposals.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
For now, high school athletes not impacted by mandatory mask order
The Maine Principals’ Association says athletes will not be required to wear face masks while competing, but that is likely to change once the state’s sports guidelines are updated.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Unemployment claims remain high in Maine as virus cases spike
Roughly 2,500 residents filed new jobless claims or reopened previous claims last week, while another 44,000 continuing claims were filed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
751,000 unemployment claims filed as virus hobbles U.S. economy
The job market has regained barely half the 22 million jobs that were lost to the pandemic in early spring.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Coronavirus cases shatter records, straining health care system
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. tops 100,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day for first time
The mark is surpassed one day after the nation voted in a presidential election seen by many as a choice between fully reopening the economy and aggressively quelling the outbreak.
Posted inLocal & State, News
More than 100 people infected in outbreak at Windham prison
It is now the state’s largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled
The Milan opera house reported a week ago that its entire orchestra had been told to quarantine after nine musicians tested positive for the coronavirus.