More creative ways to help out-of-work restaurant workers, Fat Boy is sold, and a new cookbook from Salt Water Farm in Lincolnville.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Protective gear wasn’t allocated to states based on population, despite administration’s claims
Maine got less than a third as many N95 respirators per capita as Vermont and Rhode Island but nearly three times as many as Texas.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: The joy of breaking ground, with a Maine-grown earworm in my head
David Mallett’s ‘The Garden Song’ has inspired green thumbs for decades, but never so much as in the spring of 2020.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Trump says he’ll help New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo boost virus testing
The president and the Democratic governor put aside their differences and agree to work to double coronavirus testing in the hard-hit state over the next few weeks.
Posted inNation & World
Email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO and Gates Foundation are dumped online
The lists first appeared on 4chan, a message board notorious for hate speech and extreme political commentary.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
UMaine System makes plans for return of students in the fall
The Fall 2020 Safe Return Planning Committee will develop plans to safely bring students, employees and the public back to campuses if the system gets approval for face-to-face instruction by late August.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
State probes possible coronavirus outbreak at John F. Murphy Homes in Auburn
Three cases are suspected at John F. Murphy Homes.
Posted inSports
South Korean baseball preseason underway in empty stadiums
The league will delay the start of its season but has started preseason games.
Posted inUncategorized
Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season
Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company.
Posted inBusiness
Back to work? Companies finding it easier said than done
Retailers are looking at China’s experience to figure out the best way to reopen stores.