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Coronavirus

Published
August 7, 2020

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.
Published
August 7, 2020

Second Alabama high school football team – and the band – in 14-day quarantine

The measures are taken at Oneonta High School in Alabama, a town of 6,600 not far from Birmingham, after students show coronavirus symptoms.
Published
August 7, 2020

Maine reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths

School districts are keeping a close eye on case numbers as they introduce reopening plans that are keyed to control of virus transmission across the state.
Published
August 7, 2020

Maine teachers unions worry about safety as school plans progress

With just weeks to go until the start of school, teachers say a lot of questions remain unanswered.
Published
August 7, 2020

How Sen. Collins was lobbied to write the PPP exception that benefited hotel chains

The lobbyist who pushed for the change is a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.

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Published
August 7, 2020

U.S. adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has slowed

Job growth slowed in July, evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.
Published
August 7, 2020

The Latest: New reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were […]
Published
August 7, 2020

Franklin County community addressing homelessness

Shelter hopes to announce a new location in the coming weeks.
Published
August 7, 2020

Our View: Tourism-related COVID cases warrant close scrutiny

Meanwhile, everyone in Maine, visitor and resident alike, should act as if the virus is around.
Published
August 7, 2020

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.