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April 30, 2020

Wall Street pulls back, but still posts a good month, as dismal economic data piles higher

Even with Thursday’s losses, the S&P 500 still closed out its best month in decades.
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April 30, 2020

Maine companies team up to double production of virus testing swabs

Puritan Medical Products in Guilford is 1 of only 2 companies worldwide that make the specialized swabs.
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April 30, 2020

Outrage builds over 70 virus deaths at Massachusetts veterans home

Family members of the dead at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans say leadership allowed the virus to spread unchecked.
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April 30, 2020

PBS Memorial Day concert shifts to TV event because of virus

The annual concert, which draws tens of thousands of people to the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, has been turned into a pre-recorded TV event.
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April 30, 2020

Rockland considers closing Main Street to allow merchants to sell outside

The idea would not be to attract crowds but to allow businesses extra space to meet social distancing requirements.

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April 30, 2020

LeBron James to honor Class of 2020 with all-star event

The one-hour special, “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020,” will air simultaneously on NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox on May 16.
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April 30, 2020

Maine CDC reports 39 new cases, one more death from COVID-19

Contributing to the spike is an outbreak of at least 20 cases at the Hope House homeless shelter in Bangor, which Maine CDC officials are tracking alongside an outbreak at Portland's Tyson Foods plant.
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April 30, 2020

Mainers have limited access to dental services under reopening

The Maine Dental Association says only emergency care can be given during the first phase of Gov. Janet Mills' reopening plan for coronavirus, so preventive and other routine care may be delayed further.
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April 30, 2020

Augusta laying off about 30 city employees

Revenue shortfalls and increased costs related to the coronavirus pandemic force city layoffs and furlough days.
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April 30, 2020

State seeks to boost pay for workers who care for disabled Mainers

Workers who provide direct care to adults with autism or intellectual disabilities were left out of an emergency funding package in March that increased reimbursement rates for other home-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.