The news follows the announcement of 32 new coronavirus cases and one additional death Saturday.
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Vinland restaurant closes permanently
The famously all-local restaurant in Portland could not survive the pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College students begin moving to campus on Friday
Students are required to live on campus or in the Main Street Commons or Lockwood Hotel in downtown Waterville this year unless they have medical exemptions.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Subway Series postponed after Mets’ positive COVID tests
A weekend series between the Mets and Yankees is postponed “out of an abundance of caution.”
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Three UMaine students test positive for COVID-19
The cases come as most students prepare to move in next week, and as colleges around the country are trying to stop coronavirus outbreaks on campus.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Camden Hills becomes first Maine high school to opt out of fall sports
In a Facebook post, school administrators cite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak for pulling out of interscholastic sports.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Testing finds no COVID-19 at Bates as students begin return to campus
With student testing slated to start Sunday, more than 500 employees have so far been checked without a single positive result.
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With new precautions, Market Basket opens in Westbrook
Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.
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Woman dies of COVID-19 she contracted from someone who attended Millinocket wedding
Millinocket Regional Hospital says the woman did not attend the Aug. 7 reception at the Big Moose Inn but became infected with the coronavirus after she had contact with someone who did.