Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. plan to revive the economy.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Small crowds, but good cheer, on Independence Day in the Old Port
Portland’s historic district has a quiet Fourth of July, with visitors largely following pandemic-era precautions.
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Posted inBicentennial, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Uncategorized
Fourth of July cruising in Whitefield seeks to fill gap left by canceled holiday events
Independence Day, Maine bicentennial celebrated in socially distanced style.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics will open preseason on July 24
Boston is scheduled to play three scrimmages before the NBA season restarts on July 30.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox relievers Hernandez, Taylor test positive for COVID-19
Josh Taylor is isolating in Boston, while Darwinzon Hernandez tested positive in Venezuela and has yet to come to Boston.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC reports 2 deaths, 23 new cases of coronavirus
The state’s cases continue to rise as Gov. Janet Mills is expected to mandate mask enforcement by businesses.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As workplaces reopen, Maine parents scramble for child care made scarce by pandemic
Twenty percent of Maine’s licensed child care programs are closed and some will never reopen, leaving parents looking desperately for slots that were in short supply even before the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Employers say worker-retention program riddled with problems
Some participants complain of missed payments and poor customer service, but the state says WorkShare is new to many, and more education on its proper use may be needed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Maine expands access to health care through physician assistants
In the time of COVID-19, more states should do the same.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
With public fireworks shows canceled, Winslow consumer shop booming
Though commercial shows are canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the manager at Pyro City Maine says the business has seen an increase in customers that want to do their own fireworks shows.