Health officials believe the actual number is perhaps 10 times higher, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40 percent of all those who are infected have no symptoms.
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Coming soon: ‘Couples of Wife Carrying’
The feature film shot in Newry follows two couples competing for beer and glory.
The Latest: Brazil surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has surpassed a grim milestone — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. And five months after the first reported case, the country is showing no signs of crushing the disease. The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 1,000 daily deaths from the pandemic since late […]
BIW, union reach tentative deal to end strike in Maine
A union representing striking production workers says a tentative agreement was reached with Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works to end a strike that stretched for more than a month during a global pandemic.
Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
Franklin County community addressing homelessness
Shelter hopes to announce a new location in the coming weeks.
Portland school board confronts ‘impossible situation’ for reopening this fall
Board members say they are sympathetic to concerns about the district’s proposed hybrid model and will work to come up with solutions over the next 2 weeks.
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat
Brunswick Cal Ripken wraps up a much different summer season
While the pandemic delayed or canceled many youth sports, some leagues were able to hold an abbreviated schedule.