Puritan Medical, which produces a million swabs a week for COVID-19 testing, recently added more than 30 people to its workforce of 300, but is looking for more to keep up with the global demand for the swabs.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Funeral homes adapting during coronavirus pandemic
Meeting with families by video platforms to plan funerals, postponing services until later in the spring or summer and wearing extra protective gear while working with the deceased are among the ways funeral directors have adapted during the pandemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine drive-in eateries making comeback in age of coronavirus
A staple in the 1960s and ’70s, car hop dining has bolstered restaurant’s revenue after the coronavirus outbreak closed dining rooms.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Birthing centers around central Maine adjusting to deliveries during pandemic
As more information becomes available, doctors assure patients that they will continue to work within CDC guidelines and keep their patients and staff as safe as possible.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Central Maine customers await return of cable service
While power outages also mean cable outages, some people lost cable services while the lights stayed on in the recent spring snowstorm.
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Central Mainers still dealing with no power
Sam and Alan Sanborn, of Canaan, and Joan Phillips-Sandy, of Waterville, found creative ways to make do, as by Saturday afternoon, they had been without power since Thursday night.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Winslow Town Council taking questions from public about buying ambulances
Winslow’s Town Council decided at its special meeting Thursday to postpone its vote to authorize the purchase of two used ambulances in order to answer any remaining questions residents have.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta ponders budgeting despite coronavirus pandemic
Officials hope to approve a budget before start of fiscal year, but the coronavirus could have impact beyond health.
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Police distribute laptops to Fairfield area elementary school students
Officers from Clinton, Fairfield, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and MSAD 49’s resource officer, Jeremy Day, distributed around 400 laptops to elementary school students April 2 and 3 to use during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
More central Maine schools to close, go fully online until end of the school year
After a Tuesday recommendation from the Department of Education commissioner, many schools decided Friday to close their doors and continue remote learning through the rest of this year’s academic calendar.