Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop have all declared states of emergency that allow the municipalities to take quick action to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their communities.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Coronavirus how-to: How do I clean and disinfect properly?
They aren’t the same thing.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Employee at Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office tests positive for coronavirus, DA says
Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said the Augusta office has been closed to the public out of ‘an abundance of precaution.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine Revenue Services restricts access to its offices
The agency responsible for Maine taxes is limiting public access at its offices.
Posted inNation & World
Trump invokes emergency authority to expand nation’s virus testing capacity
As the president invokes the rarely used emergency powers and lays out steps to buoy the economy, markets plummet worldwide.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Schools are closing. Ebola taught us why that may be extreme
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Michael Hiltzik: In coronavirus bailouts of big business, here’s what we should demand in return
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unemployment claims in Maine surpassed February’s total in just 3 days this week
Nearly 5,000 Mainers have claimed unemployment since Sunday, putting Maine on track to surpass the highest weekly total since the Great Recession.