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Published
November 10, 2020

Four additional deaths, 172 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine as virus surges

The number of active cases of the coronavirus in Maine has tripled – from roughly 600 to 1,800 – in one month, and hospitalizations as well as deaths are climbing.
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November 10, 2020

Hong Kong socially distanced entertainment park opens doors

Health measures remain, though, with temperature checks, online pre-registration and mandatory face masks.
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November 10, 2020

Sebago residents create memorial for Mainers lost to COVID-19

Wendy Newcomb said she and co-organizer Anne McMahon felt that they needed to do something to "keep united" in the face of a divided nation.
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November 10, 2020

U.S. surpasses 1 million virus cases in November

Newly confirmed infections in the U.S. are running at all-time highs of well over 100,000 per day, pushing the running total to more than 10 million.
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November 10, 2020

Four COVID-19 cases among Westbrook students

WESTBROOK — Two high school and two middle school COVID-19 cases were announced last week, but no new cases have occurred since. The infected students “have not been at school since Oct. 22, before they were even initially exposed,” so no school closures were necessary, said Superintendent Peter Lancia. As of Monday, no new cases […]

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November 10, 2020

Global rally slows, but optimism over vaccine remains high

It’s the second straight day that rising hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine have investors reordering which stocks they see winning and losing.
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November 10, 2020

Brunswick business owner says she’ll comply with mask rule after controversial Facebook post

In the widely circulated post, Heather Pelletier, owner of Brunswick’s The Rumpus Room, an indoor playground and activity space for children, said she would “never require a guest to mask up." But Monday, she said her words were misconstrued.
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November 10, 2020

During pandemic, Calais hospital workers call 2-day strike

A dispute over leadership and working conditions has led nurses, lab workers and other employees at Calais Regional Hospital to call a strike starting next Wednesday.
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November 10, 2020

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.
Published
November 10, 2020

Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting creative with celebrations.