The Maine State Golf Association thinks if modifications are standardized across the state, golf courses can offer a safe recreational alternative similar to hiking or fishing.
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Old Orchard Beach issues emergency order that discourages visitors through April
The declaration covers short-term private rentals, lodging establishments and campgrounds, and even places restrictions on takeout restaurants downtown.
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IRS to start sending stimulus checks; some won’t receive them until September
The Trump administration is rushing to issue the funds, starting to send checks next week, but the process for many households will be delayed.
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New Balance factory in Norridgewock looks to help produce face masks
The Boston-based maker of athletic footwear and apparel announced Thursday that if its prototype mask meets federal standards, the company will begin producing the masks at its factories in Norridgewock and in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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Stimulus aid for ‘small business’ will go to some big chains
Operators of name-brand hotel, restaurant and service chains and franchises with thousands of employees at locations scattered across the U.S. are eligible for the federal loan program.
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Home lenders brace for up to 15 million U.S. mortgage defaults
Borrowers who lost income from the coronavirus can ask to skip payments for as many as 180 days at a time on federally backed mortgages, but it’s not a payment holiday. Eventually, they’ll have to make it all up.
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Massachusetts man who tested positive for coronavirus while in Maine counts himself lucky
The 61-year-old man said the key during his diagnosis has been a positive mental attitude, coupled with exercise, drinking liquids and a good diet.
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Patriots plane ferries critical masks from China to United States
Robert Kraft sent his team’s jet to pick up a shipment of 1 million masks for health care providers.
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Carrier captain who highlighted outbreak on ship is relieved of command
Battling an outbreak, the commanding officer of the USS Roosevelt wrote a blunt letter that appeared in the media.
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Bitter business for maple syrup makers amid virus outbreak
The sap has been flowing for weeks in trees in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, but syrup sales may not be so sweet amid the coronavirus pandemic.