A weekend series between the Mets and Yankees is postponed “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Three UMaine students test positive for COVID-19
The cases come as most students prepare to move in next week, and as colleges around the country are trying to stop coronavirus outbreaks on campus.
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Camden Hills becomes first Maine high school to opt out of fall sports
In a Facebook post, school administrators cite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak for pulling out of interscholastic sports.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
With new precautions, Market Basket opens in Westbrook
Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Woman dies of COVID-19 she contracted from someone who attended Millinocket wedding
Millinocket Regional Hospital says the woman did not attend the Aug. 7 reception at the Big Moose Inn but became infected with the coronavirus after she had contact with someone who did.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Postmaster general says he won’t restore mailboxes, sorting machines that were removed
Louis DeJoy tells senators he doesn’t yet have a plan to ensure that mail-in ballots would arrive on time but says it’s his ‘sacred duty’ to do so.
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The Latest: South Korea mulls nationwide pandemic restrictions
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is considering national restrictions to cope with a resurgence of coronavirus infections that has seen nine straight days of triple-digit increases in newly confirmed cases. The 332 new cases reported Saturday was the second consecutive day […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID was the first wave – a mental health crisis will be the second
Mainers were suffering before the pandemic. The state should take steps to make it possible for more immigrant doctors to help them.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
American Airlines will drop flights to 15 cities in October
It blames low demand during the coronavirus pandemic, which has triggered a massive slump in air travel and huge losses for carriers.
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State cites Millinocket inn after COVID-19 outbreak at wedding
Thirty-two people who attended the wedding or reception at Big Moose Inn in Millinocket have fallen ill, the Maine CDC reports.