United Way of Mid Coast Maine looked to distribute more than 130,000 diapers this year, up from about 23,000 in 2014, but the coronavirus pandemic is posing challenges.
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Student-built house finds home in Bath, to become affordable housing
The house will go on the market early this summer and will be sold to a family at or below 80% of the area median income.
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Bowdoin College ‘community member’ presumed to have coronavirus
The person was last on campus March 17 and is now under a doctor’s care and self-isolating at home, according to college officials.
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‘Talking to the people of the future:’ Pejepscot History Center asking for items related to coronavirus
Once the center reopens, officials will start accepting signs, pamphlets, letters, personal stories and other items that represent how local people got through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lisbon municipal budget could raise tax rate 1.2%
Lisbon Council Chairman Allen Ward said he doesn’t want to see any additional budget increases given the financial uncertainty created by the coronavirus crisis.
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Public transportation in southern Midcoast sees big drops in ridership
Due to the coronavirus, most transportation providers are warning people not to use public transportation if they don’t have to go somewhere, but are still providing at least level of service for those who do.
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Brunswick Development Corporation offering loans for businesses impacted by coronavirus pandemic
Brunswick businesses are encouraged to apply for the loans, which will be issued first-come, first-served, right away.
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Only 41% of BIW workers came to work after first case of coronavirus at the shipyard
According to Tim Suitter, the communications representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers local S6, BIW’s largest union, the low shift count was not a unified statement by employees.
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Power outages hit CMP customers in the southern Midcoast
Central Maine Power said approximately 52,000 customers were impacted overall, primarily in Cumberland, York, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties.
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Good Shepherd Food Bank partners with L.L.Bean to accelerate food access
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger-relief organization, and L.L.Bean, one of the state’s largest companies, have partnered to accelerate food access for Mainers struggling with hunger during the current and unprecedented health crisis. “COVID-19 is unlike any emergency situation we’ve seen before,” stated Kristen Miale, president of Good Shepherd Food Bank, in a news […]