The two sides will need to compromise on finances if there are to be any games this summer.
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Mentors helping Maine small businesses pivot to survive
Many small businesses are faced with a seemingly impossible situation, and are transforming themselves in response.
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Topsham delays town meeting, again
Topsham selectmen voted in March to move the town meeting from May to June, but last week postponed the meeting to a date to be determined.
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Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19
Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
White House recommends tests for all nursing home residents
It wasn’t clear why it is being recommended now, more than 2 months after the nation’s first major outbreak at a nursing home eventually killed 43 people.
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Trump is dealing with virus at White House even as he pushes to ‘reopen’ U.S.
The reality of top administration officials, including the vice president, having to isolate themselves comes as states seek to loosen economic restrictions imposed mitigate the virus’ spread.
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Fort Williams re-opens with coronavirus restrictions in place
Visitors are welcome on foot and on bicycles, but no vehicle traffic is allowed for the time being.
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South Portland cancels several popular summer events because of pandemic
City officials have yet to decide whether the long-running Art in the Park, a yearly gathering of more than 150 artists from across Maine, will be held in August.
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Maine American Legion baseball cancels season
The national American Legion pulled all support for teams in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thermal scanners are being deployed to detect coronavirus. But they don’t really work.
Industry experts actively dissuade buyers from using the cameras as ‘fever detectors,’ because they aren’t designed for medical use.