This is a roundup of the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. LONDON — A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Vote absentee to make July 14 primary as safe as possible
We don’t know how much of a risk in-person voting is, but we know voting absentee is virtually risk free.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine’s out-of-state bait fish ban.
Posted inNation & World
Tourist towns balance fear, survival in make-or-break summer
Cannon Beach, Ore., and other communities across the U.S. are struggling to balance their residents’ fears of contagion with economic survival.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine wedding venues consider ‘intimate’ options
In the wake of crowd restrictions, many wedding venues are offering “intimate” deals.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID
From an empty movie theater in Paris, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday announced the films that would have played at the French festival in May.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Quarantine tourists in Vacationland? Maybe not, after all
Maine leaders consider a ‘layered’ approach instead of a 14-day quarantine for tourists who might be bringing the coronavirus to the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lisbon Moxie Festival won’t happen in July, but there may be an alternative event
Lisbon aims to plan a smaller-scale event for the first weekend of October.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million
The epic damage to America’s job market from the viral outbreak will come into sharper focus Friday when the government releases the May employment report.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Madison, Carrabec high schools to hold scaled-back graduation ceremonies Friday
Madison Area Memorial High School and Carrabec High School will hold ceremonies Friday morning that will be recorded and available to the community later.