Funtown Splashtown USA, the amusement park in Saco, will not open this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. Park owner Kevin Cormier made the decision Wednesday, News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ) reported. The decision was in response to state restrictions designed to halt the spread of COVID-19 that prohibit gatherings of more than 50 people through […]
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Auburn teacher giving science lessons through his kitchen videos
Teachers across Maine were forced to learn new ways to connect with their students. Introduced overnight was distance learning, remote learning, Facetime, Zoom, whatever anyone wishes to call it. Bill Murray calls it “emergency learning.”
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Dirty money piling up as coronavirus cripples international money laundering
With storefronts closed, supply chains in disarray and the global economy in peril, these complex schemes are hobbled and cash is backing up in Los Angeles.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine tourism industry worries quarantine rule will cancel its summer
A 14-day isolation requirement for people coming into the state through August would deal a crippling blow to tourism businesses, but Maine’s economic development chief calls the rule ‘a last-case choice.’
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Pandemic brings fortunes to Amazon – and headaches, too
The world’s largest online retailer is grappling with delivery delays and mounting complaints from workers who worry about contagion while on the job.
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U.S. economy shrank 4.8% in first quarter, biggest decline since Great Recession
The Federal Reserve says it will use its ‘full range of tools’ to support the economy ‘in this challenging time.’
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Stocks charge higher on hopes for progress in fighting COVID-19
The spark for the rally was a report that an experimental drug proved effective against the new coronavirus in a study run by the National Institutes of Health.
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Businesses first in line under Mills’ recovery plan approach reopening with caution
Some say they will hold off for a few days to make sure they meet state guidelines as the economy begins to churn back to life.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
Sewage may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end
Americans might find the idea gross, but wastewater early-warning systems have helped catch norovirus, Hepatitis A and other diseases around the world for decades.
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Kennebunk considers opening Beach Avenue to motorists
Select Board says people ask why they can’t drive along the beach and view the ocean.