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COVID-19

Published
May 18, 2020

Amid pandemic, GOP gathers signatures to kill ranked-choice voting

The Maine Republican Party says it is close to obtaining the signatures it needs on petitions to prevent the use of ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
Published
May 17, 2020

Bill Nemitz: The benefit of a Maine lobster versus the cost of a Maine life

With the tourist season looming, businesses must weigh their bottom lines against the spread of COVID-19.
Published
May 14, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Saving lives and paying the bills, one gown at a time

Her day jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Buxton woman sees a need and seizes an opportunity.
Published
May 13, 2020

SoPo school board nixes grading change at high school

Members voted 5-2 to kill a measure to forego the standard grading system during semester 2 to account for learning difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic, while the public voiced its opposition and criticized how the district handled the issue.
Published
May 12, 2020

Government and union officials plead for financial aid for local governments

Municipalities and states face billions of dollars in revenue shortfalls because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Published
May 11, 2020

Fort Williams re-opens with coronavirus restrictions in place

Visitors are welcome on foot and on bicycles, but no vehicle traffic is allowed for the time being.
Published
May 5, 2020

Mills postpones second-quarter tax-payment deadline to July 15

The move will allow those who pay estimated taxes on their income to delay those payments for a month.
Published
May 1, 2020

Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls

Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn't been distributed.
Published
May 1, 2020

Portland poultry plant to be idled 3 days because of COVID-19 outbreak

Tyson Foods, which has had 10 confirmed cases, will clean the facility over the weekend while awaiting employee test results.
Published
May 1, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Cutting through the thicket between want and need

As Maine partially reopens its economy today, each of us still must decide when, and how, to re-engage.