From life-size cardboard cutouts of diners to canned customer chatter, restaurants across the world are figuring out the new normal restaurant experience.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Will coronavirus make the office obsolete?
Many working remotely in Maine are enjoying their time at home, and some employers say staff are more engaged and productive. But it’s much too early to predict the long-term impact on traditional office spaces.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Will Maine’s iconic sporting camps survive the pandemic?
The wilderness lodges – many more than a century old – are located in remote settings and visited predominantly by out-of-state guests.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Varsity Maine
Former Maine high school stars prepare for college seasons in doubt
The athletes are isolated from coaches and teammates, and no one can say for sure they will even be able to return to campus this fall.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: 2020 could be a year with no Maine summer
We can’t fight the changing of the seasons, or the changes that COVID-19 has forced on us this year.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: There’s more than one kind of deficit
There is a cost to doing nothing in a crisis, and we will all end up paying it.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
For high school seniors in Maine, it’s the year without a prom
Here are portraits are of 11 students dealing with a new reality brought on by the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
For working parents, uncertainty about a return to school poses a challenge
As school districts make plans for the fall, some parents worry they will be forced to balance a safe return to school with the added stress of work and school schedules not lining up.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Fear of COVID-19 can make any health problem worse
If you need to see your doctor or visit a hospital, do it. It’s safer than you might think.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in the fall
Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.