The LPGA says ongoing travel and border restrictions, along with quarantine requirements, prevent them from holding the tournament on Aug. 6-9.
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Maine marks a grim milestone: 100th death from COVID-19
State health officials reported the 100th death Tuesday, as well as 18 new cases as expanded testing continues.
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Wall Street hits the brakes after strong, weeks-long rally
Skeptics of the rally have been saying that many risks still lurk ahead on the long road to a full recovery.
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The Latest: Hospitals’ COVID-19 cases have spiked in at least 9 states since Memorial Day
The latest on coronavirus from around the U.S. and the world. As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase worldwide, and more than a dozen states and Puerto Rico are recording their highest averages of new cases since the pandemic began, hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since […]
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Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
The president’s Maine visit shows how his ‘open up’ rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
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Auburn mayor: Gideon, Mills administration dragging their feet on delivering COVID aid
Contrary to the Maine House speaker’s recent column, Sen. Collins is working to provide more funding and more flexibility.
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Restaurant owners sue Mills over reopening plan
Four southern Maine restaurants allege the governor’s reopening plan is unfair to businesses in 3 counties governed by more restrictive rules.
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Turnpike traffic crossing Maine border rose steadily in May
The warming weather and eased business restrictions correspond with a 53% increase in traffic through the York toll plaza from May 1 to May 31.
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Testing option not enough to save Maine tourism industry, groups say
Visitors who can prove they tested negative recently may begin visiting Maine without quarantine, starting in July.
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Sea Dogs’ curbside concessions give fans a taste of baseball
The coronavirus pandemic may well wipe out the Portland Sea Dogs’ season, but beginning Monday fans could at least sample ballpark cuisine.