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Old Orchard Beach High staff member tests positive for virus

by Gillian Graham March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

In a letter to families, Superintendent John Suttie said some staff and students may have been exposed.

Local & State, News

Maine State Ferry Service updates service plan during coronavirus outbreak

by Stephen Rappaport Ellsworth American March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

There have been no changes to the schedules but if crews are struck by virus, that may change.

Health, Local & State, News

Gov. Mills closes restaurant dining rooms and bars, prohibits social gatherings of more than 10

by Kevin Miller March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

The governor issues the executive order, which runs through March 31, after the number of coronavirus cases in the state goes from zero to 42 in less than a week.

Nation & World, News

U.S. and Canada are closing shared border to nonessential travel

by ROB GILLIES and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Both countries are eager to choke off the spread of the coronavirus but also maintain their vital economic relationship.

American Journal, Northern Forecaster

Speeches at UN canceled, but Scouts look forward

by Chance Viles March 18, 2020March 24, 2020

Two freshmen from Westbrook and Falmouth were among those selected to speak to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in April.

Nation & World, News

Across U.S., a vast disparity in states’ responses to coronavirus

by Griff Witte, Katie Zezima, Ariana Eunjung Cha and Tim Craig The Washington Post March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Absent federal mandates and clear guidance, states, counties and cities are making their own calls.

Nation & World, News

U.S. inmates fearful of virus argue for release

by JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen and Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff are among the inmates seeking release from prison.

Nation & World, News

Coronavirus latest: China reports no new cases in original epicenter, Hubei

by news service reports March 18, 2020March 19, 2020

The latest information on the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. BEIJING — China has reported no new cases in Hubei, the original epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, and zero locally transmitted cases across mainland China over the past day, for the first time in the past eight weeks. The National Health Commission, however, […]