Over 4,000 Mainers filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, even as the state prepared to allow the vast majority of businesses to open back up.
July 2, 2020
Posted inNation / World, News
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in U.S. polling
The recent shifts in public opinion stand out when compared with years of survey research conducted following similar slayings of Black people by police.
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Wilton Methodist WILTON – 9 a.m. Sunday, July 5. The Wilton Methodist Church will reopen under the state’s coronavirus guidelines and welcome new pastor Lorrie Akens. There will be organ music, but no singing, and social distancing observed. Thrift Shop WILTON — The Church Mouse Thrift Shop is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to […]
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The Latest: Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely […]
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USDA dairy safety net program sign-up to begin Oct. 12
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces that Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) safety net sign-up for 2021 coverage will begin Oct. 12 and will run through Dec. 11. DMC has already triggered payments for two months for producers who signed up for 2020 coverage. “If we’ve learned anything in […]
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Woman’s Fund awards grants to area nonprofit organizations
FALMOUTH — The Maine Women’s Fund has announced annual grant funding totaling $138,975 to 16 nonprofit organizations dedicated to transforming the lives of women and girls. The Grants Committee received letters of interest from 68 nonprofit organizations from all over the state. Sixteen organizations were selected for funding based on: strengths of the program and […]
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Buckfield Junior/Senior High School lists honor rolls
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior/Senior High School announces the third trimester honor roll as follows: High honors: Grade 12 — Kristen Patenaude. Grade 11 — Kylie Carrier, Shyloe Morgan. Honor roll: Grade 12 — Deja Bennett, Molly Bourget, Saige Collette, Kathryn Henderson, Jesse McMillan, Karen McNeil, Daniel Perry, Isabella Rinck, Megan Turcotte and Chloe Warren. Grade […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Nonprofits forced to scale back summer fundraising
Strategies change for in light of COVID-19 threat.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal
Western Maine trails boosted by $87K in grants
Organizations in Rangeley, Bethel and Norway extending recreational access.