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March 19, 2020

Coronavirus could impact Maine state assessment, college entrance exams

The Maine Department of Education will be seeking a waiver from the federal government in the event students are not able to take the annual state assessment.
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March 19, 2020

Food bank calls on Mainers to stop hoarding

Good Shepherd president says hoarders are 'creating a crisis' by snatching up months' worth of food and emptying out grocery stores.
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March 19, 2020

Pandemic causes sharp drop in Maine’s interstate air, rail and bus travel

Passenger volume at Maine's largest airport is down 70%, while rail and bus ridership has suffered even bigger declines.
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March 19, 2020

Maine coronavirus cases rise to 52; Gov. Mills pushes U.S. for more testing supplies

While the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention urged Mainers to continue practicing social distancing, Gov. Janet Mills asked the federal government to speed up the release of personal protective equipment and testing supplies.
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March 19, 2020

Coronavirus will radically alter the U.S.

What happens next depends largely on us all making tiny decisions on an daily basis with outsize consequences for our collective future.

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March 19, 2020

Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality

Public frustrations over the difficulties getting tested for the new virus have been building since the first U.S. case was confirmed Jan. 20.
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March 19, 2020

York County food pantry switches to drive-through service

The change at the Alfred food pantry is being made to comply with a ban on gatherings of 10 or more people.
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March 19, 2020

Wall Street regains some ground as promise of aid brings some optimism

Investors were cautiously optimistic after seeing more steps by the Federal Reserve and other central banks as well as governments to support credit markets and the economy.
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March 19, 2020

Coronavirus latest: California governor orders residents statewide to stay at home

The latest information on the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the state’s 40 million residents to stay at home, restricting non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s medical system. “This is a moment we need to […]
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March 19, 2020

Maine Voices: On the road home, trying to stay a step ahead of coronavirus

The highway is no place to be as the declaration of a pandemic casts a snowbird sojourn in a scary light.