Overwhelmed Maine unemployment office announces hiring, new rules for applicants

In order to reduce call volume, Mainers are asked to call on one of three days next week, depending on the first letter of their last name.

At Lewiston hospital, quarantined staff must use own sick time

Some employees of St. Mary's criticize management for requiring staffers who are quarantined after coronavirus exposure to use their own sick/vacation time.

Kipsang among 20 arrested in Kenya for curfew breach

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang and 19 others locked themselves in a bar and consumed alcohol in violation of a curfew.

Dresden delays April special election until June

Elected officials also extended the deadline for nomination papers for the selecman's seat that's up for election on June 9.

U.S. Women’s Open postponed until December

The tournament, originally scheduled for June 4-7 in Houston, will now be played Dec. 10-13.

More vandalism may be connected to tensions about out-of-staters on Vinalhaven

The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating as police warn against harassment of people from out-of-state.

Maine CDC confirms 9th death as it reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

As of Friday there were 432 confirmed cases of the virus in Maine, and 9 people had died, as state health officials repeatedly urge the public to practice social distancing and stay at home except for essential activities.

Bleak U.S. jobs report likely portends even deeper losses

Some economists now think the unemployment rate could go as high as 15% within the next month, the worst since the 1930s.

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Bill Nemitz: ‘Crossing the bridge’ from a Maine nursing school to a world in crisis

St. Joseph's College of Maine's nursing Class of 2020, deprived of a real graduation, prepares to take on a pandemic.