The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 alert is raised from a three to a four, the second-highest level.
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Lewiston fifth-grader tests positive for coronavirus
The McMahon Elementary School fifth-grader and his eight classmates will be quarantined for two weeks.
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‘Heartbroken and confused’ resident at Madison nursing home calls for greater transparency amid outbreak
Samantha Paine, who has been living at the Maplecrest facility, says she and other residents are reeling from the isolation and lack of information about containing the outbreak there.
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Olson says bias training, technology would be her top priorities as chairperson of Augusta Board of Education
Amanda Olson seeks to bring innovative discussion and ideas to the school board and city schools.
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Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality
The highest-paying one-third of jobs have almost fully recovered from the recession.
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Cruise lines say they’ll test all passengers, crew as they plan to resume sailing
No date has been set for the resumption of cruising in the Americas.
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Maine, union officials issue warning on failure to pass federal COVID-19 aid package
With no agreement on additional federal aid in the offing, Maine and union officials representing public employees say failure to reach agreement will endanger their ability to provide critical public services.
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The Latest: Europe adopts tougher virus restrictions as infections surge
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. LONDON — As the U.S. closed in on 200,000 coronavirus deaths Monday, the crisis deteriorated across Europe, with Britain working to draw up new restrictions, Spain clamping down again in Madrid and the Czech Republic replacing its health minister with an epidemiologist […]
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CDC warns of possible exposure to COVID-19 from person who went to Portland jetport Sunday
The person intended to board a plane to Florida despite being told to quarantine, prompting the state to advise anyone who was at the jetport that afternoon to monitor for symptoms.
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A theater sprouts in a field in central Maine
South Road Farm in Fayette will host “Anne of Green Gables, Part 1,’ on Saturday