The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. JACKSON, Miss. — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were common scenes at the Mississippi […]
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: The chain of humanity responds in a moment of need
Lois Griswold, who captured the dramatic photo of strangers rescuing a diver in distress, specializes in connecting with people.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Managing COVID anxiety in Maine – with strategies from New York’s polio years
Carrying extra masks, a Bronx-born ‘defensive pessimist’ welcomes the crowds of summer.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Americans are facing long lines at testing sites and going a week or more without receiving a diagnosis.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year
The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.
Posted inBusiness, News
Oxford Casino working on final details of reopening plan
Jack Sours, the vice president and general manager of Oxford Casino, hopes that its health and safety protocols will convince state authorities to soon lift the 200-person restriction.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Ivy League cancels fall sports
The conference decides to suspend athletics for the rest of 2020, which means winter sports also will be affected.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine voters get mixed messages on mail-in ballot postage
Amid a rapid switch to absentee voting, many Mainers aren’t sure how much postage is required to mail in their votes – and aren’t getting good answers.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
After beating COVID-19, Celtics’ Smart on way to Florida for NBA restart
Boston guard Marcus Smart was asymptomatic after receiving his positive test on March 19, and now is ready to return to the court with the Celtics.
Posted inNation & World
‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Doctors are still frantically reaching for anything that might fight the many ways the virus can do harm.