In a letter to CDC Director Robert Redfield, more than 1,200 employees called for ‘7 Acts of Change,’ beginning with declaring ‘racism a public health crisis in the United States.’
July 2020
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Visually impaired voters sue state over lack of accessible absentee ballots
The 4 plaintiffs from communities around Maine requested electronic ballots to vote absentee but were denied.
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Maine’s streak of low daily virus case numbers continues
Twenty new cases of coronavirus were reported Thursday but no additional deaths, as Maine continues to avoid the spikes seen in other states.
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Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, U.S., Britain and Canada say
They allege that a Russian intelligence unit is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in COVID-19 vaccine development.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine unemployment claims increase after weeks of decline
The number of Mainers who filed initial claims last week increased by more than 60% from the previous week, to 4,400.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows in U.S.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. HOUSTON — The spread of the coronavirus surged unabated in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and funeral morgues […]
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UMF announces dean’s list for spring semester
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester. UMF maintains a dean’s list each semester for those students completing a minimum of 12 credits in courses producing quality points. Students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are awarded […]
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MaineCF’s Equity Fund seeks grant applications
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for project and capacity-building grants that address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues and needs. The Equity Fund helps strengthen LGBTQ organizations in Maine and supports initiatives that work toward inclusive, diverse, prejudice-free communities for the LGBTQ population and all […]
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Dixfield Food Pantry receives grant
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Food Pantry has received a $4,000 grant from the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to bring more food to low-income and elderly residents. “This grant will help many people who are struggling to feed their families,” said Linda Hinkley, the pantry’s director. “This grant will help supply […]
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Butterfly Release Celebration going virtual
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice (Androscoggin) has announced the annual Butterfly Release Celebration will move from a live event to a prerecorded program featuring speakers, music, reading of names and the release of monarch butterflies. The public may view the event at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Androscoggin’s website: Androscoggin.org or on […]