PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools has added a new meal distribution site during remote learning at Bayside Anchor on East Oxford Street. Meals will be offered there weekdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meals at the school district’s other sites are available from 10 a.m to noon, when both breakfast and lunch can be […]
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Waiting for the tourists to return to OOB
Lodging owners, others hope to salvage the season.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Coronavirus can cause damaging, even fatal blood clots from brain to toes
Doctors are noting a raft of clotting-related disorders, from benign skin lesions on the feet to life-threatening strokes and blood-vessel blockages.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
City offers financial aid for local businesses
The loans, made available through funding from the Portland Development Corporation, will help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to hire or retain staff and reopen.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Trump tours, touts face mask factory – without a mask
Guidelines for the Honeywell plant in Phoenix said face masks should be worn inside at all times.
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Masks become a flashpoint for protests and fights as businesses, beaches and parks reopen
A security guard in Michigan was fatally shot after telling a woman who refused to wear a mask inside the store that she had to cover up.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New text scam targets Mainers’ fear of COVID-19
Perpetrators send text messages falsely notifying victims that they have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World, News
Poll shows Americans widely oppose reopening most businesses, despite easing of restrictions in some states
78 percent of Americans would be uncomfortable eating at a sit-down restaurant.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bold action on COVID testing is needed to get people back to work
A Nobel Prize-winning economist’s proposal – test essential workers daily, test the rest of us every two weeks – sets up a framework for gathering the data we need to make a decision
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Commentary: Harsh rhetoric tears us apart – and can make violence seem acceptable
The often-overlooked reaction to the 1970 Kent State shootings offers chilling lessons for us today.