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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Restaurants, sponsors, city, collaborate on Saco meal program
A hot takeout meal is offered to those 50 and older, each Friday.
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Posted inTimes Record
Coronavirus forces Trek Across Maine to go virtual for first time
Proceeds will be donated to the American Lung Association’s efforts to fight COVID-19. This year would have been the second year the trek started and ended in Brunswick.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Track and field: Top athletes denied chances at setting, or improving upon, state records
Seniors lose last chance at setting or improving marks, while juniors miss a key season in their progression.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous
A cluster of coronavirus cases at a South Dakota pork plant has highlighted the susceptibility of meat processing workers, who stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the line and congregate in crowded spaces.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine licensing boards caution doctors against prescribing unproven COVID-19 drugs
Two boards say that it would be ‘unprofessional conduct’ for doctors to prescribe chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to themselves or family members, and that the drugs should not be prescribed for preventive purposes.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Front-line workers in Maine plead for more protective equipment
Groups representing Maine health care workers, firefighters and others called on the federal government and employers to make sure they are protected from coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: Losing sense of smell was only clue she had COVID-19
Sarah Dyer has recovered from the disease. But she wonders if she passed on the virus to others before she tested positive.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Wex announces layoffs, furloughs affecting 5% of its workforce
Business has slowed abruptly for the Portland-based payment-processing technology firm, whose CEO bought and sold thousands of company shares 2 days before the price started falling.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in
Several reports are even more dismal than expected, including a record drop for U.S. retail sales.