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Lewiston-Auburn
SAD 52 postpones board meeting, new budget to next week
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Rumford, Mexico officials cancel spring cleanup
Selectmen concerned highway workers could contract COVID-19.
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Lewiston-Auburn
Ice out of Lake Auburn
On average, it's usually gone April 22.
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Norridgewock couple making face shields for health care workers
Ed and Brandy Miller use a 3-D printer and do the assembly.
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Maine
Maine rural hospitals cut pay, hours while preparing for a surge
The cost-cutting measures are happening because hospitals are no longer getting revenue from emergency room visits and elective procedures were canceled to make room for COVID-19 patients.
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Maine
The Virus Diaries: ‘My business had been going very well. Then this happened’
A Freeport woman, who runs an Airbnb catering to people seeking her dog-training services, has lost business because of the virus outbreak.
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Luke Wignall, who attended Mt. Blue High School in the mid 1980s, shares his experiences with COVID-19 disease to warn others about its severity.
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Materials can be mixed with household trash or held until the facility reopens.
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The Trump administration is rushing to issue the funds, starting to send checks next week, but the process for many households will be delayed.
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The Boston-based maker of athletic footwear and apparel announced Thursday that if its prototype mask meets federal standards, the company will begin producing the masks at its factories in Norridgewock and in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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As more people seek permits to burn off brush in an annual rite of spring, state and local fire officials are urging people to wait — if they can — over coronavirus concerns.
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The 61-year-old man said the key during his diagnosis has been a positive mental attitude, coupled with exercise, drinking liquids and a good diet.
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Arrest from March 31 to April 2.
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Jody Welch and his two dogs safely escaped the home on Rollins Ridge Road.
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People are heading to the popular fundraising site with needs and with money.
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cites Simones' Hot Dog Stand, a Lewiston landmark since 1908, as a reason for federal COVID-19 help for small businesses.
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The couple's planned retirement cruise extended to 17 days at sea after ports refused to let passengers off the ship.
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The party hopes that by rescheduling from July, delegates will be able to gather in person as the country is now in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rising costs and an "antiquated" zone rate system set by the cities put them out of business, according to the owner.
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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to open at least one new facility soon for initial treatment of symptomatic patients, and the Togus VA Medical Center reported the death of a veteran Thursday afternoon.
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The total far exceeds the figure for any corresponding period on record.
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As many as 87,000 Mainers will be out of work by the end of June because of coronavirus, one economic policy group estimates.
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An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at 'unconscionable prices.'
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Hospitals in the state's rural areas could play a key role in responding to the pandemic in Maine, but some are struggling with financial pressures that have sapped their resources.
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Authorities respond to Gov. Janet Mills' order to stay home or risk criminal charges.
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A lower-than-expected health insurance increase has given the district a $236,000 windfall.
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Tiffany Eisenhauer, a physician assistant, will appear on the famed game show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. It's seen locally on Portland station WMTW.
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The state is preparing for a surge of patients, but its allocation from the federal stockpile is tiny.
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‘It hit me that I must go now or be prepared to stay till who-knows-when,’ a South Berwick woman says of being in Spain during a national lockdown.
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The 2010 shed is structurally unsafe and hasn't been used for two years.
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Police around southern Maine say they don't plan checkpoints or other aggressive enforcement of the order that takes effect Thursday.
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RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton bid $38,000 for a four-year agreement.
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A judge found Jeffrey Wall of Freeport and his company used investors' money to pay off debts after promising to fund music concerts and festivals.
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"This is my goodbye," Hayley Valdivia said, as she packed belongings into her car.
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Doug Handy, 58, and his wife, Evelyn, 60, have lived in their mobile home 11 years and got an eviction notice March 25 saying they need to move out by April 25.
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One confirmed COVID-19 case and one potential case have been reported.
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Supermarkets, grocers and convenience stores will stay open but must limit the number of customers at any time and take other measures to limit coronavirus transmission.
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City officials filmed a video briefing Wednesday to reassure the public of its response to the health crisis.
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Services such as Uber and Lyft will be allowed to carry just one person at a time, to an essential job or activity.
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Jessica Faunce suffered multiple injuries when her car went off Route 4.
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Farmington must pay more than $22,000 in fines for failing to ensure firefighters had proper training and equipment when they investigated a propane leak that caused a deadly explosion last year.
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Egg farm worker had been deported twice in 2018.
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Hospital executives and governors say their shortages are critical and that health care workers are putting their lives at risk while trying to help the surging number of patients.
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Also on Wednesday, mayors of the Twin Cities released statements in support of Gov. Janet Mills' order.
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The state's hospitals have seen revenues dip by 50% in recent days because they shifted from normal services to preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
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Company owners Nels and Shelby Omdal say they are making this move now to preserve their company in the long run.
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