“With my unemployment running out, we are not sure how we can afford Christmas for the kids. The boys have been such great kids throughout everything … and we are doing our best to keep things normal even though COVID is still around.”
John Richardson
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Toy fund volunteers ‘ready to go’ after many had to sit out 2020
While many longtime helpers are able to return to duty, the Press Herald Toy Fund will continue to operate using extra precautions against COVID-19.
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Maine workers to receive $285 disaster relief checks starting next week
More than 500,000 residents with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 – or less than $150,000 if filing jointly – will get the checks over the next 6 weeks.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Local & State, News
Maine voters approve $100 million transportation bond
Election returns late Tuesday night showed 71% of voters supported the borrowing package, which includes $85 million for highways and bridges.
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Bowdoin student’s death ruled a suicide
Students and others are being encouraged to talk to counselors or seek support.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations show no signs of easing in Maine
Virus transmission remains heaviest in the state’s least vaccinated counties.
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Advocates in Portland protest new Texas law banning most abortions
The law drastically limits the availability of abortions, in defiance of Roe v. Wade,
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Man killed by train in Portland
Portland police are investigating the death and have not identified the victim.
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Portland man, 73, identified as victim of fire at his home
David G. Goodell was killed in the house fire Aug. 4, and his partner was injured, police said.
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July’s rain rejuvenates Maine coast, but drought persists inland
Precipitation levels remain below normal for 2021 overall.