In response, Gov. Janet Mills allows lodging businesses to start hosting out-of-state guests 5 days earlier than planned.
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Additional 54 coronavirus cases reported in Maine, as more businesses reopen
Gov. Janet Mills said she was accelerating the date for lodging places to start serving out-of-state visitors, and on Friday fitness centers as well as bars and brewery tasting rooms with outdoor seating opened in 13 counties.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations fall across the state, even in southern Maine
More younger, healthier people are being tested now, and fewer of them have to be hospitalized when they get the disease.
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Week In Photos June 6-12, 2020
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
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The Latest: Some states pause reopening, others press on amid spike in virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. AUSTIN, Texas — Utah and Oregon put any further reopening of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there was no turning back Friday in such states as Texas, Arkansas and Arizona despite flashing warning signs there, too. One […]
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Our View: Masks critical to keeping down new cases of COVID-19
There’s a lot of noise around the issue, but the facts are clear: face coverings significantly slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Commentary: We can do better by Mainers with intellectual disabilities, their caregivers
Federal COVID aid can boost front-line workers’ pay and ensure internet access for every disabled child.
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Downplaying virus risk, Trump gets back to business as usual
The president is back to business as usual, 3 months after bowing to the realities of a pandemic that has killed more Americans than several major wars.
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Retiring math teacher tells Waterville seniors the future is in ‘great hands’
Scott Rivard delivers poignant speech to 101 Waterville Senior High School seniors at Thursday evening’s graduation ceremony, held at the lot at Central Maine Motors Auto Group.
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Kennebec County Budget Committee endorses budget proposal
The proposed budget, with its largest requested increase in nearly two decades, includes additional funding for the jail normally sought from the state Legislature, and to hire three additional deputies.