Four golfers looking for their first Maine Am victory are tied for the lead in a tightly bunched field at Biddeford-Saco Country Club.
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Posted inNation & World
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
The Health and Human Services head said Tuesday that gear should be reused and repurposed as a way to stretch the supply.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs
The U.S. Small Business Administration has made unverified claims about the number of jobs retained in Maine because of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine gadget-maker takes a crack at a better face mask
The founder of Portland-based Zootility Tools has come up with a design that requires no sewing, no elastic and no wires, and says glasses won’t fog up because the mask fits so snugly.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Federal judge rejects much of legal challenge to Maine internet privacy law
The law, one of the nation’s strictest, requires internet service providers to get consumers’ consent before using or sharing their internet-usage data.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Immigration rules could force some of Maine’s international college students to leave U.S.
Bowdoin College could be hit particularly hard by the rules, which prohibit international students from staying here if all of their classes are taken online.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Pittston to weigh budget, ordinances at Town Meeting
The annual budget vote, delayed 16 weeks by the global coronavirus pandemic, will take place in the pulling ring at the Pittston Fairgrounds Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Belgrade, marina operator reach agreement in case that went to state Supreme Court
The Maine Supreme Court ruled the town did not err in denying permits to Brightside Wooden Boat Services.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Sports
Biologist pitches new study to aid Maine’s moose herd
State biologist Lee Kantar wants to test his theory that a smaller moose population would lead to an even greater reduction of winter ticks that have been crippling the herd.