Being confined to a home office has its challenges, but in the long run, it presents opportunities, Amy Calder writes.
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Augusta councilors affirm emergency declaration at conference call meeting
City officials said most residents have heeded officials’ calls to limit social interactions and seek to assure them they’ll get through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fire destroys West Gardiner home
Fire Chief Ernie Pierce said no one was injured, but rabbits likely died, in a fire that tore through a home on Moose Hill Road.
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Augusta, other central Maine Schools closing until late April
A message sent to parents of students at Augusta Schools on Friday morning said all schools are closed due to COVID-19.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
City Solicitor: Waterville coronavirus panel illegally met in secret, made unlawful decisions
City Solicitor William A. Lee III issued a memo to city officials Thursday saying holding subcommittee coronavirus meetings in private is illegal, and the panel does not have the authority to make certain decisions.
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Oakland enhances its initial response to the coronavirus
Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus are now increasing in Oakland, with the closure of municipal buildings and the formation of a task force that will meet every morning to discuss the town’s plans of action.
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Waterville hospital preps for Friday launch of drive-up coronavirus testing site
The site, at the Faith Evangelical Free Church off Kennedy Memorial Drive, will become the key COVID-19 testing location for Northern Light Inland Hospital.
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Augusta tenants fear homelessness after threat of eviction on a week’s notice
Some tenants of 33 Stone St. say they have had to climb through windows to get into their own apartments after the landlord changed the building’s electronic locks.
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Skowhegan-based school district begins meal distribution for all students
Students received meals and work packets, delivered to them by district bus drivers, as schools closed earlier this week in response to COVID-19.
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Towns postpone annual meetings amid coronavirus pandemic
Burnham, Albion and Jackman have either postponed Town Meeting and local elections or modified how the town will conduct elections.