The president presses for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic.
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Sen. Collins says she’s still working on coronavirus relief package
Maine’s senior senator called it a ‘huge mistake’ for the president to end negotiations on a relief package, but her election opponent says Collins has been ineffective.
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Maine sees spike in COVID-19 cases as bars prepare to open next month
The Maine CDC reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, but no additional deaths.
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Maine sets Nov. 2 reopening date for bars and tasting rooms
Gov. Janet Mills announces the next phase in Maine’s reopening, including increasing indoor gatherings at restaurants and other businesses to as many as 100 people starting Oct. 13.
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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.
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Portland high school families push for more in-person learning
Superintendent Xavier Botana said physical distancing and staffing challenges are preventing the district from offering more in-person options for 10th- through 12th-graders.
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Maine reports 25 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
York County, which has been a hotspot of COVID-19, had only 6 new cases on Monday.
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Bath-area school board addresses parent concerns over continuing hybrid plan for younger students
School board members reiterated their decision to keep younger students in a mixed in-person and distance learning plan was made to lower the number of students in a classroom and allow them to spread out to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Maine reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
The numbers Friday continue an upward trend driven in part by outbreaks and community spread in York County, and by more testing.
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Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.