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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Deferring to state rules, Portland councilors repeal city’s stay-at-home order
The state restrictions still apply to Portland residents and businesses, and some emergency local measures remain in effect.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Recent layoffs raise questions about severance, notification
Employees in a mass layoff are supposed to receive advance warning and extra compensation, but that isn't always happening during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Hallowell officials create small business ‘survival’ grant program
The fund for the grant, dubbed the “Hallowell Business Survival Grant Program,” would be supported by up to $15,000 drawn from unspent TIF funds.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine hunt heats up globally, but still no guarantee
Eight to 11 candidates are in early stages of testing in China, the U.S., Britain and Germany, with more to come this summer.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford to close, citing pandemic
The family-owned chain says its theaters in Sanford, Windham, Topsham and Tilton, New Hampshire, will reopen as soon as they are allowed and can do so safely.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
World leaders, with U.S. absent, pledge billions for virus vaccine research
About $8 billion is pledged at a video-conference summit hosted by the European Union, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it's only about one fifth of what's needed.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Carrabec schools’ priorities begin with nutrition, then relations, finally learning
The distance learning plan for RSU 74 students and their families in Anson, Embden, New Portland, North Anson and Solon consists of three pillars: food, relational continuity and education.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
The Virus Diaries: Couple of 51 years finds comfort in story hour
'It’s a challenge coping when you’re in your 70s and sheltering at home. But Bill’s stories put the virus at bay.'
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
U.S. reverses approvals of virus blood tests in the face of fraudulent kits
The revised policy follows weeks of criticism from doctors, lab specialists and members of Congress who said the FDA’s lack of oversight created a Wild West of unregulated tests.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines
Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.
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