Facing a revenue shortfall of more than $500 million, Gov. Janet Mills gives agencies 7 more weeks to submit new budgets, while hoping Congress delivers more pandemic aid to states.
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Maine music industry forms alliance to save local venues
The group of industry professionals has launched a $500,000 fundraising campaign.
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Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens
The 77th edition of the world’s oldest film festival will look nothing like its predecessors.
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The Latest: Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is […]
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Maine CDC reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
Maine’s seven-day average of 27 new cases daily is higher than in early August, due in part to an outbreak of more than 130 cases linked to a Millinocket wedding and reception.
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N.H. schools a step ahead of Maine in approving high school sports
With a clear, state-approved plan in place, many school boards in New Hampshire have already approved fall athletics, including football.
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Mainewhile: Big conversations overdue at cusp of summer’s end
You can feel it. The air has a crispness to it, the sunlight slants at a different angle, the breezes mean business. Summer is coming to a close and autumn is on our doorstep. Usually, this is my favorite time of year. Soup and pumpkins, sweaters and cider. Usually, this is when we are stocking […]
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Twitter deletes Trump’s retweeted claim minimizing coronavirus death toll
A Twitter spokesperson said the tweet, originally posted by a follower of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon, violated the company’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.
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To go or not to go: Colby students take different paths to Waterville college
While older brother Logan Morrione is back after an abrupt departure in March, freshman Max Morrione chose to herd cattle in New Mexico and hope for a traditional freshman experience next year.
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U.S. Open notebook: Source says seven players put in ‘bubble in the bubble’
The players are being quarantined because they were in contact with Benoit Paire, who was forced to withdraw after a positive test.