‘There has not been any gathering of family members,’ says a Poland woman who lost her mother. ‘We grieve separately.’
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Posted inBusiness, Lakes Region Weekly, Lewiston-Auburn
Gray dance studio moves its 400 students online
With the state under a stay-at-home order, young dancers have taken to their dining rooms and basements to get lessons in.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Still no date in sight for expansion of Maine unemployment benefits
Maine and other states are still figuring out how to implement a massive adjustment to the jobless claims system to include contractors and self-employed workers.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Program aims to meet challenges of distance learning for visually impaired
Teachers with Catholic Charities’ Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children have been using a combination technology and specialized equipment to help their students with at-home learning.
Posted inNation & World
As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to ‘low-scale’ lockdown
Gatherings of 50 people or more are banned, high schools and universities are closed, but restaurants and most businesses remain open.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Five-step plan for reopening business put to the test in China
Beijing is requiring employers to check employees’ temperature daily, but some patients are asymptomatic, making such checks far from foolproof.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Overall calls for service down at Biddeford Police Department
The number of felonies has decreased by 9 percent in the first quarter.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Michelle Obama group backs expanding voting options for 2020
The announcement follow’s last week’s primary election in Wisconsin where thousands of people waited in line to vote.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
USM students engineering designs for mass produced face shield
The effort has already produced 20 prototype shields so far, but current materials could yield another 50-100 for hospitals near or far.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine colleges and universities receive $41 million in federal coronavirus aid
Half the money distributed under the federal relief package must go directly to students.