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2020
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Jobless aid tops $1 billion in Maine as laid-off workers prepare to resume job searches
More than 87,000 weekly unemployment claims were paid out last week, as the state prepares to require claimants to start looking for work.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News
Big Babe’s Tavern building, but not business, is up for sale
The South Portland music venue, restaurant and inn, which took years to build, opened in January and was in operation for less than two months.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
1.3 million U.S. unemployment claims filed as layoffs continue
The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The pandemic has stranded ships’ crews, some on land, some at sea
Stranded crews are within their rights to stop working, but many fear retaliation.
Posted inCommunity
Donations sought for Farmington Falls fundraiser
Farmington Falls Fire Company seeks donations for its annual yard sale and chicken barbecue held every July at Philbrick Park in Farmington Falls. Proceeds sponsor the Hawks Majors and Minors baseball teams and maintains Philbrick Park. To donate or for more information, leave your name, number and message at 778-3156 or 778-2181.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. JACKSON, Miss. — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were common scenes at the Mississippi […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘All Our Summers’ and ‘Life List’
A brooding tale of two estranged sisters and field notes of a Maine birdwatcher
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Gideon, Republicans trade advertising jabs over allegations against ex-lawmaker
In an unusual response, the U.S. Senate campaign of Sara Gideon denounces claims that she did little as Maine House speaker when a Democratic lawmaker was accused of sexual misconduct.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 9
July 9, 1806: In one of the worst domestic-violence crimes in Maine history, Capt. James Purrinton, 46, assaults his entire family with an ax sometime between 2 and 3 a.m. at their farm on Belgrade Road in Augusta. His wife, Betsey, 45, is killed immediately, as are their children Polly, 19; Benjamin, 12; Anna, 10; […]