An industry official says said more than 20 health officials have been fired, resigned or have retired in recent weeks ‘due to conditions related to having to enforce and stand up for strong public health tactics during this pandemic.’
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Planning for summer beach days? Doctors share virus safety tips
Americans have never been more ready to get out of the house and bask in the sun.
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Mills postpones July 1 reopening for Maine bars because of virus concerns
State officials had said the July 1 date for resuming indoor service could be delayed, citing higher coronavirus transmission risks and outbreaks linked to bar reopenings in other states.
Posted inSports
Sports digest: Zanardi stable, not ready to be brought out of coma
Alex Zanardi is in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator after his handbike crashed into a truck
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Virus cases at Djokovic’s tennis event put sports under further scrutiny
Two tennis players ranked in the top 40 and five soccer players have tested positive after being at events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced.
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Bowdoin cancels fall varsity athletics; all sports on hold until at least Jan. 1
The decision to halt its Division III programs comes as part of the school’s announcement to go mostly online with limited on-campus students.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
As movie theaters reopen, they’re tackling a role they never expected to play: psychologist
Movie theaters are encountering a slew of challenges as they lurch toward reopening after a three-month shutdown.
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The Latest: Fauci to testify at a fraught time for U.S. pandemic response
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation’s pandemic response. The government’s top infectious […]
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Most Bowdoin students will stay off campus this fall, taking classes online
College President Clayton Rose says it made the most sense to dedicate resources to a single mode of learning rather than attempt a hybrid of online and in-person teaching.
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Portland athletic fields reopen by reservation
PORTLAND — Athletic fields across the city, closed for months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, can now be used by making a reservation. Groups using the fields are required to follow Maine Center for Disease Control guidelines related to the virus, and they must submit a an outline of how they will adhere […]