Coronavirus updates

Virus spreading faster in Maine than anywhere else in the U.S.
For most of the summer, the state had the nation's lowest rate of transmission, but the trend has changed dramatically over the last month.
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Maine
Holiday craft fairs navigate the pandemic with creativity
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Perspective
How to read results from COVID vaccine trials like a pro
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Perspective
How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they’re a breakthrough and why they need to be kept so cold
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College
Bates College holding out hope for some sort of winter sports season
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Nation / World
Doctors, nurses want more data before championing vaccines
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Nation / World
Many GOP lawmakers resist statehouse mask-wearing rules
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Business
Retailers brace as virus resurges throughout U.S.
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Nation / World
What can Thanksgiving 1918 teach us for this year’s holiday?
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Nation / World
Don’t travel for Thanksgiving, experts say. But if you do, follow these tips.
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Maine
Massachusetts adds New Hampshire, Maine to travel quarantine list
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Nation / World
The Latest: Texas National Guard team helps El Paso morgues
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Maine
Maine CDC reports 168 new coronavirus cases, one more death
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Maine
After second test, campaign volunteer was negative for COVID-19
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Maine
Wastewater testing sheds light on COVID-19 trends
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Sports
High school coach takes stand against playing during pandemic
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National Sports
COVID-19 has battered college football, and our acceptance of that is startling
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National Sports
Cowboys’ Andy Dalton says COVID-19 ‘hit me hard’ after concussion
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National Sports
Steelers, Penn St. exempt from Pennsylvania’s in-game mask requirement
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Nation / World
Daily COVID-19 deaths in U.S. reach highest level since May
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Cross Country
All-Region Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: St. Dom’s Liam Levasseur
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Local Sports
Maine Nordiques and Twin City Thunder games postponed again
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Varsity Maine
This winter, coin flip replaces opening tip-off
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Pfizer seeks OK for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
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EXCLUSIVE
Health careCOVID-19 hospitalizations continue surge to record level, with EMMC and MaineGeneral bearing biggest burdens
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Supper Club temporarily canceled
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Business
Mnuchin denies he’s trying to hinder Biden on economic recovery
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Business
Maine’s post-lockdown job recovery continues to taper off
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Nation / World
The Latest: Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus
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Maine
Shah on pandemic: ‘If we don’t do something different, nothing is going to change’
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The Franklin Journal
Skoolhouse Variety impacted by COVID-19
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The Franklin Journal
Chester Greenwood Day will be held differently
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The Franklin Journal
A backlogged CDC causes prolonged RSU 9 school closure
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The Franklin Journal
Annual Christmas Day dinner will be takeout
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Proposed Washburn-Norlands subdivision presented to Livermore Planning Board
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Maine
State revenues exceed four-month target by $146 million
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River Valley
Canton to hold off on marijuana vote until June
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River Valley
Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton confirms six COVID-19 cases
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Varsity Maine
High school wrestling season pushed back to late February
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Business
Maine business owners withdraw appeal in COVID-19 lawsuit
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Health care
How the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across Maine and the U.S.
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Health care
Will social distancing weaken my immune system? The answer is ‘No’
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Nation / World
Heading into holidays, U.S. COVID-19 testing strained again
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Business
Unemployment claims remain high in Maine
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Business
U.S. jobless claims increase to 742,000 as pandemic worsens
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Maine
Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues
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Nation / World
The Latest: Mexico becomes fourth country to hit 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
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National Sports
NBA’s 2020-21 schedule will feature a play-in tournament and stretch into July
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Maine
Maine CDC changes policy on investigating probable cases of COVID-19
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Nation / World
‘Tired to the bone’: U.S. hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases
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Oxford Hills
Rick Savage refuses to close Sunday River Brewing Co. despite court order
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Nation / World
Empty desks: Coronavirus robs U.S. classrooms of teachers
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What’s with the confusion over masks? Here’s a Q&A.
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Business
Year-end financial cliffs are looming for millions of Americans
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Nation / World
More than 3 million people in U.S. estimated to be contagious with the coronavirus
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Nation / World
The Latest: Coronavirus death toll surges past 250,000 in U.S.
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Maine
Mills not considering another stay-at-home order despite rising virus cases, hospitalizations
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Mt. Blue All-Sports Boosters launch online store
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Health care
As COVID-19 cases hit record levels in Maine, models predict numbers will get even worse
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Tranten’s sold to Food City
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Teachers union disputes RSU 9 school board statement
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News
Skoolhouse Variety reopens after COVID-19 exposure
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Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston Middle School student tests positive for COVID-19
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Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston High School prepares for return of students
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Nation / World
States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
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Lewiston-Auburn
Who are Mainers Against Mask Mandates?
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Health care
What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?
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Health care
Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines?
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Varsity Maine
Gould, Hebron academies wait and see how winter season will come together
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Nation / World
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issues mask mandate after she drops opposition to it
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Maine
Maine resists additional restrictions even as state hits second-highest daily case total
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Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn City Council to require face coverings during meetings
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Lewiston-Auburn
After considering surge in COVID-19 cases, Lewiston board rejects motion to close schools
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Golf
All-Region Golfer of the Year: Leavitt’s Ruby Haylock
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Lewiston-Auburn
Photos: Auburn schools resume meals-to-go in light of school closure
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Lewiston-Auburn
Its finances stronger than expected, Bates delivers pay hikes to staff
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Lewiston-Auburn
Seven Lewiston firefighters, 3 Clover Health Care workers test positive for COVID-19
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Maine
Claim filed against Big Moose Inn on behalf of Maplecrest patient from Madison who died from COVID-19
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Maine
Maine Criminal Justice Academy suspends training after 2 test positive for COVID-19
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Nation / World
Governors, mayors ratchet up restrictions heading into Thanksgiving
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Maine
Dr. Dora Anne Mills: We need to unite to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Health care
Video: How genetic code vaccines being tested by Pfizer and Moderna work against COVID-19
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Nation / World
The Latest: Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages
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Health care
Maine CDC reports 14 new outbreaks, 173 new cases as virus surges across state
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Outdoors
Maine ski resorts prepare for winter season during pandemic
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Outdoors
Maine Nordic centers expect a busy winter
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Maine
Saint Joseph’s College closes campus after surge in COVID-19 cases
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Nation / World
Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff
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Maine
Maine CDC reports 151 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
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Business
Pandemic strands thousands of Mainers in long-term unemployment
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Schools & Education
For hardy Maine teachers and students, outdoor learning will continue this winter
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What size turkey will your family gobble?
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Maine
Here’s what we’ve learned about treating COVID-19
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Sports
Tough new rule for sports? ‘I don’t even realize I’m wearing a mask’
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bPlus
Kids take on COVID-19
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Lewiston-Auburn
Seven inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Androscoggin County Jail
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Election 2020
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
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Nation / World
Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns
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Maine
Maine CDC reports 159 new coronavirus cases, one more death
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Oxford Hills
Woodstock poll observer believes he got COVID-19 while working Election Day
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Football
Mountain Valley, Dirigo end fall sports season wondering what’s next
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Local Sports
Maine Nordiques coach says NAHL team has no COVID-19 cases
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Franklin
Teachers union contesting RSU 9 school board statement
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News
Auburn council to consider mask requirement for meetings
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Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston, Auburn high schools closing after COVID-19 outbreaks
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Cross Country
Edward Little’s Payton Bell rings in another season of success
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Cross Country
Leavitt’s Margo Kenyon found cross country late and can’t let it go
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Sports
North Atlantic Conference delays decision on winter sports season
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Nation / World
Trump touts progress on vaccine in first remarks since election loss
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Lewiston-Auburn
Russell Park in Lewiston reports 3 deaths, 129 cases; Androscoggin County schools deemed ‘yellow’
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EXCLUSIVE
Health careCOVID-19 hospitalizations hit record level driven by surges in central, eastern Maine
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Health care
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
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Health care
Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic?
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Health care
Do masks with antiviral coating offer more protection?
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Nation / World
Coronavirus sidelines at least 130 in Secret Service
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Nation / World
The Latest: U.S. sees new daily high for positive virus tests
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Maine
Maine reports a record 243 new virus cases, and 3 more deaths
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The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 proposing conflict resolution options regarding superintendent
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Business
As the weather cools, more outdoor diners become ‘early birds’
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The Franklin Journal
Farmington board gets UMF updates, appoints police chief search committee
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The Franklin Journal
Skoolhouse Variety closes temporarily after COVID-19 exposure
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News
Where to get tested for COVID-19 in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties
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Lewiston-Auburn
Fewer meat cutters cause long line of deer to be processed
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Local Sports
Junior hockey still in limbo after Thursday’s announcement to halt games
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Cross Country
Alexa Allen, Monmouth XC teams did end run around competition
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, who enforces mask mandates in central Maine?
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Business
Gov. Janet Mills: Store workers shouldn’t have to be ‘COVID cops’
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Lewiston-Auburn
State probes five COVID-19 outbreaks in western Maine
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Business
Winthrop’s downtown thriving with new shops, growing businesses during pandemic
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Maine
United Airlines informs passengers about COVID-19 testing at Portland jetport
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Nation / World
CDC says preventing lockdowns means wearing masks to protect others – and yourself
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Nation / World
With COVID and Trump both raging, governors are left to face pandemic alone
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Business
New unemployment claims creep back upward in Maine
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Business
New U.S. unemployment claims fall to 709,000 as pandemic escalates
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Maine
Nearly 200 new Maine COVID-19 cases reported, and another death
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Nation / World
The Latest: Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
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Cross Country
St. Dom’s Liam Levasseur would have been one of runners to beat at state meet
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Cross Country
Poland’s Jake Twigg qualified for state meet, again, before heartbreak
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River Valley
RSU 56 buses, equipment, staff acquired with federal coronavirus aid
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UMaine Sports
Schedules unveiled, but UMaine hockey teams unsure if they can play
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Sports
Sidelines: Pandemic has slowed — but not halted — the professional wrestling dream
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Maine
Maine Catholic churches voice frustration while limiting in-person attendance
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Wiscasset driver embraces hard-fought Super Street dragway title
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Maine
Two deaths, 142 more cases of COVID-19 reported in Maine
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Business
Calais hospital workers reach labor agreement, averting strike
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Nation / World
The Latest: Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the U.S.
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Lewiston-Auburn
Five more Bates students test positive; 62 now quarantined.
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Parents post support for RSU 9 staff
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
In Livermore election, many pitch in
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore to meet on proposed business
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
Arline Amos to support Wilton food pantry through needlework
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
UMF reports a COVID-19 case on Maine’s single-day high
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Nation / World
U.S. hits record for COVID-19 hospitalizations as infections surge
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Local Sports
Junior hockey notes: Nordiques road game postponed, still planning to play later this week
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The Franklin Journal
Farmington board appoints 10 to police chief search committee
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River Valley
RSU 10 stops live Facebook meetings to avoid unfiltered public comments
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Franklin
COVID-19 cases rise at Farmington nursing home, hospital
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Oxford Hills
Two Oxford Hills schools closed after COVID-19 cases
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National Sports
NFL to incentivize minority hiring, expand playoffs if the regular season is cut short
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Livermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 Nov. 12 school board agenda
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Health care
Video: Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe
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Business
Global rally slows, but optimism over vaccine remains high
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Maine
Brunswick business owner says she’ll comply with mask rule after controversial Facebook post
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Business
During pandemic, Calais hospital workers call 2-day strike
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Nation / World
The Latest: U.S. surpasses 1 million new coronavirus cases since Nov. 1
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Health care
Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines
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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by mid-December
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Health care
RSU 4 goes fully remote after COVID-19 cases
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Lewiston-Auburn
Photo: Free masks in Lewiston
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Oxford Hills
Paris Town Office, police station closed due to COVID-19
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Lewiston-Auburn
Mayor Jason Levesque clarifies position on masks during Auburn council meetings
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Maine
Maine CDC tackles vaccine challenges as Pfizer announces promising results
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Politics
To meet safely during pandemic, new Legislature eyes Augusta Civic Center
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Varsity Maine
High school cross country state championships canceled
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Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn gets new no-cost test site; Russell Park cases now stand at 72 in Lewiston
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Business
Report links Maine’s post-pandemic economic recovery to clean energy efforts





