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COVID-19

Published
August 9, 2020

Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19

Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming 'vaccine hesitancy.'
Published
August 6, 2020

New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race

Quinnipiac University's survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.
Published
August 6, 2020

Mills asks state departments to trim spending by 10%

State Finance Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa directed department leaders to find ways to reduce costs as the state grapples with COVID-19-related revenue losses.
Published
August 5, 2020

Republican lawmakers again reject call for special session

Top Democrats want the Legislature to take up hundreds of unfinished bills, but Republican leaders say they first want an agreement on the scope and length of a session.
Published
July 29, 2020

Free COVID-19 test site opens Monday in Westbrook

The "Swab and Send" facility will test anyone with an appointment in an effort to prevent outbreaks.

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Published
July 24, 2020

South Portland to hire minority COVID specialist

The temporary position is one of two funded by pandemic relief grant funds.
Published
July 24, 2020

Knightville’s Big Babe’s down, but not out

The city manager speculates that a decrease in tourism due to the pandemic is adversely affecting eateries throughout South Portland; statistics reflect a statewide downward trend.
Published
July 21, 2020

Local nonprofits beating back senior isolation

A number of organizations are reaching out to area seniors isolated by the pandemic with a simple message: We know you are there, and we care.
Published
July 21, 2020

Falmouth OKs expanding outdoor dining, retail space

Town awarded COVID-19-related grant
Published
July 21, 2020

Commentary: Work-from-home struggles are employers’ problem too

Managers will have to prepare for a workforce stuck at home if schools don't reopen.