The NFL has taken a deliberate approach to trying to regain some sense of normalcy, and will do what it must to stay on the league calendar and start on time.
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Union unmoved by MLB’s 50-game plan; sides no closer to agreement for 2020 season
The latest developments leave baseball still without a deal to play this year, with a soft deadline of this week to be able to hold Opening Day on July 4.
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UK study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death
A British study says people from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State regulators reject CMP plan for $500,000 virus relief fund for customers
The proposal would have settled a case over the utility issuing misleading winter shutoff warnings to customers with past-due bills.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
As Celtics return to facility, Ainge OK with whatever format league chooses
As the Celtics and the NBA work toward a resumption, Danny Ainge is ready to take whatever playoff the league decides, saying ‘we all have to play under the same rules.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 5 more deaths, 28 new COVID-19 cases
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it may be too early to know if recent protests against police brutality that attracted 1,000 or more people will lead to an increase in cases of COVID-19.
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The Latest: Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As demonstrators flooded streets across America to decry the killing of George Floyd, public health experts watched in alarm – the close proximity of protesters and their failures in many cases to wear masks, along with the police using […]
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Baxter State Park officials begin to reopen wilderness area
On June 15, the park will open the Togue Pond and Matagamon gates for vehicles; campgrounds are expected to open July 1.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Universal’ testing isn’t enough to protect nursing home residents from COVID
It’s critical to do smart proactive testing of staff on COVID units and medical providers and staff working at multiple facilities or units.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sara Gideon: Washington’s COVID response has put partisan politics ahead of state, local needs
Senate Republicans focus on filling empty judgeships as Maine towns, cities and counties go without federal CARES Act funds.