Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris meet on the debate stage for the first and only time Wednesday night in Utah.
COVID-19 pandemic
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Small gyms in U.S. devastated by coronavirus fears, restrictions
Health and fitness centers lost an aggregate $13.9 billion during shutdowns as of Aug. 31, an industry group estimates.
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Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Presidential debate raises profile of deaf ASL interpreter in Maine
Regan Thibodeau, who is known for her work interpreting COVID-19 updates by the Maine CDC, is featured on social media after the first 2020 presidential debate.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
Disabled voters have multiple ways to cast ballots in Maine
Efforts to improve voting access for Mainers with disabilities range from a new online system to a new guide for families and caretakers of residents living in long-term care.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Dinner is served: Falmouth Community Supper changes course
The free meal sponsored by local nonprofits and churches aims to keep the togetherness intact.
Posted inAmerican Journal
COVID-19 test site still cranking with 100 visits a day
Westbrook is looking at ways to keep the Swab and Send facility at the Public Safety Building open when federal funding runs out at the end of this month.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook business program kicks off
The new Business Retention and Expansion program aims to understand the needs of businesses in the city, officials say, kicking off with a look into the impact of the pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Election clerks will process absentee ballots early, but won’t count votes until polls close
With a record number of voters requesting absentee ballots, some want to know when those votes actually get counted.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to get it soon
Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: President’s failures on COVID-19 have been monumental
John Balentine’s tortured logic and excuse-making for the Trump administration is breathtaking, never more than in his “Pandemic Peeves, part III” (Sept. 11). His vilification of Dr. Anthony Fauci is undeserved and almost laughable. Dr. Fauci is one of the world’s most respected infectious disease experts, having served the last six presidents in distinguished fashion […]