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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Jabril Abdi sits in his Jowhaar Store on Lisbon Street in Lewiston as a passerby is reflected in the window Thursday. Abdi said he wears a mask inside and outside. Gov. Janet Mills announced an executive order Thursday mandating face masks be worn in public.
Webb's Market owner Susan Bergeron holds her 2-year-old granddaughter, Avi Laurie, at the Pine Street store in Lewiston on Thursday. "Making customers wear masks is going to be difficult," she said, adding many of them lack the resources to buy them. "The only way I could make customers wear masks is if I give them away. How can I afford to do that? But, I'm going to have to do that if I want to stay open." Randy Saucier, left, said he comes to the market daily. "Safety, safety," he said. "I'm healthy and that's the way I want it to be."
A stuffed bear is masked in the front window of Dube's Flowers & Gifts in downtown Lewiston on Thursday.
Jo-Anne Tapley from Mexico, poses for a photo for her daughter Cheryl Morin at the Coos Canyon rest area in Byron on Thursday afternoon. Both women were wearing masks in the remote location in accordance with Maines new mandate that dictates that everyone wear face cover is in public, even when able to maintain social distancing.