Millions of Americans are set to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and celebrate the holiday weekend at beaches, cookouts and family outings.
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Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Trump declares churches ‘essential,’ wants them to reopen this weekend
The president has been pushing for the country to open back up as he seeks to reverse an economic free fall playing out months before the November election.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
New cases spiking in southern Maine, raising concerns that COVID-19 is resurging
Androscoggin County’s daily trend has risen nearly 15-fold in recent weeks, while Cumberland County’s has tripled.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Denver mail hub stays open despite coronavirus closure order
A U.S. Postal Service distribution facility that handles 10 million pieces of mail a day for Colorado and Wyoming was ordered to shut down because of a coronavirus investigation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: ‘Despite all the unknowns … life keeps happening’
Jessica Sobey has been on the front line of the pandemic as a nurse at Maine Medical Center. But it’s her life at home that has made the past few months so memorable.
Posted inTimes Record
Great State of Maine Air Show canceled due to pandemic
Organizers will refund tickets already purchased for the previously scheduled Aug. 15-16 air show at Brunswick Executive Airport.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Homeowners stopped paying mortgages in record numbers last month
The rapid rise in delinquencies is in contrast with the Great Recession, when they were more spread out over a longer period of time.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wall Street ends a choppy day mostly higher; crude oil falls
Strength in technology, communications and real estate stocks help reverse much of the market’s early slide.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Portland’s major hospitals see sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations
But cases at most other hospitals across Maine remained flat over the past week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Recording Academy releases John Prine song for charity
Proceeds from a new recording of ‘Angel From Montgomery’ will support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.