People Plus has suspended programming, but the agency’s volunteer transportation network for the elderly will continue and Harpswell Aging at Home’s communication program is ramping up.
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Here are all the movie releases that have been postponed due to coronavirus
LOS ANGELES — Like every other industry, Hollywood is reacting to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the recommended measures to blunt the spread of the disease. The U.S. box office has begun to take a noticeable hit, while the global box office was already in a state of free fall as countries including […]
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Small businesses ask Gov. Mills for financial relief amid crisis
Restaurants, bars and breweries are among companies asking the governor to consider more steps to help the state’s hard-hit service industries.
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Two Oceanview residents test positive for COVID-19 in Falmouth
Sweeping closures are taking place at public facilities in communities north of Portland, where towns are shuttering schools, libraries and community centers.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham taking coronavirus plan ‘day by day’
In Buxton, students are offered meals-to-go as schools and municipal facilities shut down in wake of the pandemic.
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Maine now has 17 confirmed and likely cases of coronavirus
Cumberland County has ‘community spread,’ with a Mercy Hospital employee and a Cape Elizabeth middle schooler among those infected, while Portland and Bangor impose curfews and L.L Bean joins the retailers shutting their doors.
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Kennebunk cancer treatment center closes after positive coronavirus case
New England Cancer Specialists has asked more than 230 patients who went to the office last week to stay home and watch for symptoms.
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Central Maine police altering procedures in response to coronavirus
Some central Maine law enforcement agencies said officers may handle nonemergency calls by telephone and should practice social distancing.
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Latest: Democrats in Congress seek at least $750 billion in economic aid
The latest information on the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. CONGRESS CONSIDERS ‘URGENT FEDERAL ACTION’ TO EASE ECONOMIC BLOW With an urgency unseen since the Great Recession, Congress is rushing to develop a sweeping economic lifeline for American households and businesses suddenly capsized by the coronavirus outbreak. Democrats said at least $750 billion would […]
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NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus
Governors of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey said Monday they have agreed to close bars, restaurants, movie theaters and casinos starting at 8 p.m. Monday