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Two more deaths reported, coronavirus case reports up to 253 in Maine
The Maine CDC reported an added 85 cases over the weekend, and the state's second and third deaths from the disease.
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Maine
Sheriff’s office issues notice following felled tree incident on Vinalhaven
Knox County Sheriff's Office said anyone concerned with residents not following proper public health guidelines should report them to authorities and not take matters into their own hands. The office is investigating allegations that a group of residents cut down a tree to block access to a road as way to enforce a quarantine of out-of-staters.
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Maine
Man charged with setting fire to Gray school
Robert MacKenzie, 22, caused minor fire damage to Russell School in Gray, state fire marshals say.
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Maine businesses learn to work through pandemic
Coronavirus compels shops and service providers to change platforms, procedures and even products.
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Maine
Pandemic interrupts grieving process for Mainers in mourning
Countless funeral and memorial services in Maine have been postponed or moved online because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Bicentennial
On this date in Maine history: March 29
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Lewiston-Auburn
Making the most of school closings with snowmen, birdhouses and a sense of history
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Talk of the Town
Living in a world without pants
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Gove, who died in 1894, thought of himself as a prophet and a billionaire, but the world saw him differently.
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Sazarec Co., the company that owns the Lewiston factory that produces Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, announced Friday its 10 plants would begin producing hand sanitizer for several U.S. industries.
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The fiery Alabama preacher was on the front line of the battle for equality.
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Hospitals need to free up beds for COVID-19 cases, but nursing facilities are afraid of fueling outbreaks.
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The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's essential and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.
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The remains of Craig Giefer, 43, were discovered in a remote area of the Saco Heath Preserve on Saturday, police say.
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The mass migration looks urgent and temporary but might contain the seeds of a wholesale shift in where and how Americans live.
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Any patients who may have been put at risk will be contacted by the Rockport hospital, its president says.
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The left-leaning co-host of the popular morning radio show says he was dismissed Friday as part of a restructuring move.
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An upstate New York doughnut shop is featuring the likeness of the doctor leading the country's battle with coronavirus on its sweet treats.
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Ship strikes involving rare North Atlantic right whales on the East Coast and giant blue whales on the West Coast have already increased, scientists say.
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The coronavirus has waylaid efforts to get as many people as possible to take part in the census.
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The incident occurred Friday, and the individuals who cut down the tree were gone when authorities arrived, the Knox County Sheriff's Office says.
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The state is ramping up its testing capacity by outsourcing lab work to a private company, the Maine CDC director says.
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A 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship is being rushed back into service to provide medical help to New York City, now the epicenter of the nation’s outbreak.
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"The blessing given during Mass still counts; it doesn't matter if it's in person or online, God’s blessings are not limited to physical presence," said the Rev. Aaron Damboise, pastor at St. Anthony Parish in Jackman and Holy Family Parish in Greenville.
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Auburn closed a number of recreational areas to the public Friday, while Lewiston posted signage at all park entrances.
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Town officials did not give state 30-day notice as required.
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The United States becomes the first country to surpass 100,000 infections, and worrisome numbers are reported in New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit.
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Zoom happy hours and family reunions, and other video conferencing options, are keeping Mainers connected despite being isolated in their homes.
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'Distance Saves Lives' blood drives will be held each of the next 10 Wednesdays with a goal of producing more than 1,000 pints of donated blood.
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A staff member at the Mabel I. Wilson school has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and school officials can't say whether the person had contact with others at the school.
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The director of the Maine CDC says emergency medical personnel, hospital intake workers and those who can offer critical care will be key to the coronavirus response.
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The gym on Falmouth Street in Portland will be open to men and women who need shelter and aren't showing symptoms of having COVID-19.
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From cracking down on panic buying to creating distance between customers and workers, grocery chains and drugstores have implemented a number of unprecedented changes.
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Central Maine farmers are finding new customers and demand, while wondering what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the industry in the future.
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The Harley-Davidson got into the soft shoulder on Route 4.
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After the president invoked the Defense Production Act, GM said it has been working around the clock for more than a week with Ventec and parts suppliers to build more of the breathing machines.
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The vote on the proposed $5.3 million budget is scheduled for April 28.
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‘If those people get sick, someone needs to step in to take over the operations,’ said Richard Kersbergen, extension professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. ‘Dairy farming doesn't just stop.’
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Their 95-year-old mother lives in an assisted-living center that has restricted visitors because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The order applies only when an employer wants to keep offering health insurance to workers who have been laid off or furloughed.
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The group that oversees the Powerball game announced Wednesday night that it would cut minimum jackpots in half, from $40 million to $20 million as sales diminish.
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Expiration dates on all state driver's licenses, IDs, vehicle registrations and inspection stickers are extended until the state of emergency prompted by coronavirus is over.
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Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts, challenging Brakey in Maine congressional primary, tie him to a Republican congressman Trump said should be thrown out of the GOP.
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The North Sails workshop in South Freeport has started making masks for caregivers who need protection from the coronavirus.
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The victim was a Cumberland County man in his 80s. The number of cases has grown to 168.
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The state's unemployment rate is expected to increase dramatically in March as a result of mass layoffs tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Maegan Bell is recounting her ordeals in New York City, where she became a victim of trafficking and near-deadly abuse, and advocating for victims at schools and at community events.
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The two busiest days of the month are coming next week – when Social Security and disability payments are available. Community Credit Union and others are gearing up with no lobbies and no business as usual.
