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Dresden delays April special election until June

by Jessica Lowell April 3, 2020April 5, 2020

Elected officials also extended the deadline for nomination papers for the selecman’s seat that’s up for election on June 9.

Sports

WNBA postpones start of season because of virus

by DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Training camps were scheduled to open on April 26, and the league gave no indication when the season would start.

Sports

U.S. Women’s Open postponed until December

by DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The tournament, originally scheduled for June 4-7 in Houston, will now be played Dec. 10-13.

Local & State, News

More vandalism may be connected to tensions about out-of-staters on Vinalhaven

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as police warn against harassment of people from out-of-state.

Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Maine CDC confirms 9th death as it reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

by Rachel Ohm April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

As of Friday there were 432 confirmed cases of the virus in Maine, and 9 people had died, as state health officials repeatedly urge the public to practice social distancing and stay at home except for essential activities.

Business, Nation & World, News

Bleak U.S. jobs report likely portends even deeper losses

by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Some economists now think the unemployment rate could go as high as 15% within the next month, the worst since the 1930s.

Nation & World, News

As virus takes hold, resistance to stay-at-home orders remains widespread

by Isaac Stanley-Becker and Chelsea Janes The Washington Post April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Government and business leaders across a large swath of the country remain defiant and are resisting curtailing life in their own communities.

Nation & World, News

The Latest: Cuomo to seize ventilators for New York City’s overtaxed hospitals

by news service reports April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak around the U.S. and the world: With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them – one of the most aggressive […]