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Published
April 30, 2020

Brunswick rolls back some restrictions to comply with governor’s reopening plan

Some of the town's stricter limitations, like requiring restaurants not allow customers to enter the business, only allowing child care centers to have 12 children per group and mandating face coverings for all employees of indoor public-serving businesses, still stand.
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April 30, 2020

BIW calls employees back to work as state begins to reopen

Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.
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April 30, 2020

Newly released data suggest ‘alarming’ racial disparity among Maine’s COVID-19 cases

African Americans account for 1.7% of the state's population but 3.7% of the state's infections. The state CDC director says, ‘These disparities are concerning.’
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April 30, 2020

Antibody testing for coronavirus offered in Maine – with cautions

Several medical practices are offering the tests as a way to determine whether a patient has been exposed to the virus, but the tests lack FDA approval, and doctors note that immunity after infection has not been proven.
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April 30, 2020

Relief fund started for Maine tourism industry

The program will make small grants to employers and workers who have been displaced and lost wages during the pandemic.

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April 30, 2020

Well-connected Trump alumni converge on D.C. in coronavirus lobbying rush

Former Trump administration officials and campaign officials are in the center of the action, helping private interests tap into coveted financial and regulatory relief programs.
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April 30, 2020

Portland Symphony Orchestra cancels concerts through June

But it will host an online 'Un-gala' on May 14 to raise money for the orchestra. Meanwhile, the Theater at Monmouth postpones its summer season.
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April 30, 2020

NASCAR to resume May 17, with four Cup races in 11 days

The new schedule goes through May and includes a pair of Wednesday races, as well as Xfinity and Truck Series races.
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April 30, 2020

This farm supplied mint to the Kentucky Derby, and is now stuck with two tons of it

There are no mint juleps being made, but Bill Dohn planned and planted the crop long before the Kentucky Derby was postponed to September.
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April 30, 2020

Republican-led states signal they could strip unemployment benefits if workers don’t return

For some states, the concern is that residents who are offered their old jobs back simply may not accept them, choosing instead to continue tapping historically generous unemployment aid.