GHM Insurance on Main Street is putting the word out that, for every person asking for an insurance quote, it will donate $10 to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Humane Society Waterville Area, Spectrum Meals on Wheels or the Boys & Girls Club meals program, with the caller designating which charity the money will go to.
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Posted inLocal & State
Only 41% of BIW workers came to work after first case of coronavirus at the shipyard
According to Tim Suitter, the communications representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers local S6, BIW’s largest union, the low shift count was not a unified statement by employees.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Megabucks ticket worth nearly $5 million purchased in Brunswick
The Maine Lottery Commission said the ticket worth $4.8 million was bought at the Hannaford supermarket.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Support grows for Waterville area youth center’s meal program
Amici’s Cucina and Campbell’s True Value Hardware have joined The Proper Pig in launching a fundraiser to raise money for the meal program that the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville is conducting during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Plummeting Maine Turnpike traffic a ‘proxy for economic collapse’
Daily vehicle traffic on the turnpike dropped precipitously last week as employees worked from home and businesses closed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Central Maine health care providers: The only option we have is to stay home
Please take these actions to protect yourself, your loved ones, and all Mainers.
Posted inLocal & State
Two of 4 businesses cleared in deadly Farmington explosion
OSHA closes inspections of fuel, plumbing and heating companies.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Marijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers
Wellness Connection of Maine’s federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
J.S. McCarthy Printers lays off workers at Augusta printing plant
Longtime employee Reno Cyr Sr. said workers were told Monday the layoffs are temporary, and he hopes to return to work there later this year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine health care providers urge isolation, distancing to halt coronavirus
More than three-dozen health care providers are making a direct appeal to the public to take the necessary precautions to halt the spread of coronavirus and prevent the state’s hospital system from becoming overwhelmed.