President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell huddled at the White House to consider next steps in coronavirus aid.
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Longtime Portland radio personality plans to file complaint over her dismissal
Randi Kirshbaum, who had been working remotely for Portland Radio Group during the coronavirus outbreak, was let go this week for refusing to return to her office.
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Urgent care, walk-in clinics making virus tests easier to get in Maine
Expanded testing will also include drive-through sites, although patients still will need to be screened by medical providers before being tested.
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Stocks end lower on Wall Street as U.S.-China tensions flare
Despite a week of uneven finishes, the market is on track to recoup its losses from last week.
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Biddeford City Hall opens May 26
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford City Hall begins a phased reopening Tuesday, May 26. A limited number of services will be available in the City Clerk’s Office beginning that day, including those that could not be completed during City Hall’s closure: new car/truck/trailer registrations, camper registrations, new boat/ATV registrations, resident beach permits, vital records requests, and notarization […]
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With one-third of tests returned, no new cases discovered at Windham prison
Testing of all inmates and staff at the Maine Correctional Center will continue through Friday.
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MLB notebook: Players respond to proposed safety guidelines
The union wants more frequent testing than what was proposed by management, but believes some other suggested measures are “over-the-top.”
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Maine fitness centers pumped to reopen as soon as order is lifted
Planet Fitness, Maine’s largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.
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Local companies rally to help nonprofits
Jim Howard of Priority Real Estate Group is offering $5,000 challenge grants to organizations serving the most vulnerable during pandemic.
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Maine CDC adds detailed pandemic data, promises more soon
Maine is the only state that’s not providing daily negative test data, and alone in New England in not reporting cases by town.