After seeing half its traffic volume vanish since mid-March, highway officials anticipate they’ll be down 10% per month from July through December.
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Woods, Mickelson to be joined by Brady, Manning in charity match
Though details are slim at this point, the two-on-two, made-for-TV event will be a fundraiser for coronavirus relief efforts.
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Five new deaths from coronavirus in Maine, all at Scarborough veterans home
Thirty new confirmed cases bring the state’s total to 937, with three-quarters of them in Cumberland, York and Kennebec counties.
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Harold Alfond Foundation gives $1 million grant to Good Shepherd Food Bank
The food bank has already spent nearly double its annual budget on shelf-stable food during the coronavirus response.
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How the military’s biggest virus crisis could benefit coronavirus research
At least 777 USS Roosevelt sailors have been infected, and the rate of asymptomatic infection is about 50 percent – about twice that of the general population.
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Westbrook company to triple workforce to produce PPE
American Roots has shifted gears from making clothing to making masks and face shields and will hire 75 more workers to meet the demand.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Shelter takes pandemic approach to finding pets homes
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is pairing pets and prospective owners through video conferencing, phone calls and private appointments.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Acadia National Park delays some openings until June
Many of the park’s trails are open but may be hard to get to as roads and carriage roads remain closed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Unemployment claims in Maine surpass 100,000 since pandemic began
More than 11,500 Mainers filed initial unemployment claims last week, bringing the five-week total to more than 101,000 people.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
States rushing to reopen are probably making a deadly error, experts warn
As several states rush to reopen businesses, the sudden relaxation of restrictions will supply new targets for the coronavirus.