Police say the rise in arrests is due to many factors. The ACLU is concerned about introducing the coronavirus into the county jail.
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Commentary: Rebuke of other governors overlooks Cuomo’s own COVID trade-offs
Recognizing that not all social distancing rules are created equal is acknowledging that there’s no such thing as zero risk.
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Maine applications for public assistance doubled in April
The pandemic left many Mainers on unemployment and drove a sharp increase in applications for assistance, although the numbers dropped in late April as layoffs declined and families received higher federal jobless benefits.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our state’s social distancers can’t afford to be Luddites
Personally and professionally, now is the time to harness the power of the internet.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening country
The set of detailed documents created by the nation’s top disease investigators is meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders who must decide when and how to reopen public places.
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Stuck at home on her 95th birthday, ‘Mary T.’ has a party that comes to her. See the photos.
Mary Honan, who has lived nearly all her life in a home on Foreside Road in Falmouth, was treated Wednesday to a procession of fire trucks, police cruisers, and vehicles filled with her friends and family.
Posted inNation & World
Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general
The president has indicated that he wants the Postal Service to dramatically raise fees for delivering packages for customers such as Amazon in exchange for tapping a coronavirus line of credit.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Coronavirus delays Lisbon man’s retrial on attempted murder of police
A Lisbon man, who served nine years of a 20-year sentence for aggravated attempted murder of Auburn police and was given a new trial last year, will have to wait months longer for his chance to be exonerated. A Waldo County Superior Court clerk said Wednesday that the retrial of 59-year-old Bartolo Ford had been […]
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Emerging virus aid bill aims to help states, Postal Service
The Democratic-driven legislation would also aid local governments and boost contact tracing to track the coronavirus, but arduous negotiations are expected with Republicans.
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Despite COVID-19, U.S. must move ahead with nuclear weapons work, top official says
Federal officials have set a deadline of 2030 for increased production of the plutonium cores used in nuclear weapons.