A preliminary report says the state’s restaurants and lodging businesses stand to lose billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs because of the pandemic.
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Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
High school fall sports teams prepare for different summer openings
Cumberland county schools have to wait an extra month to begin summer workouts, while others in Midcoast can start workouts Monday.
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Posted inTimes Record
Striking BIW workers will lose health insurance in midst of pandemic
Workers continue picketing and gathering after the shipyard announced Monday Two more workers have tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College announces plan to bring students back to campus in August
The $10 million opening plan includes input from medical professionals, 50 faculty members and 10 task forces, and involves administering 85,000 tests for the coronavirus to students, faculty and staff in the fall semester.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Windsor to meet in-person for annual Town Meeting July 15
Voters will weigh in on town spending plan that is slightly less than the current year’s budget.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston to consider body cameras for police following talks between mayor and police union
Mayor Mark Cayer met with the police patrol union Monday regarding the City Council’s resolution condemning racial profiling.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man arrested after allegedly fleeing crash scene
Farid A. Hamrouni, 18, of Waterville, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, operating without a license, criminal mischief, and attaching false plates after a Chevy Impala crashed Monday night on Water Street.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
MaineHealth commits to solar power for half of its energy needs
The state’s largest health care system has signed deals with 3 solar developers and says it expects to save $1 million a year in electricity costs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Another marijuana facility on Waterville planning agenda
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to consider a plan for a marijuana growing operation on Industrial Road, just down the road from another marijuana operation licensed by the city in May.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. ‘going in wrong direction’ in coronavirus outbreak, Fauci tells senators
The government’s top infectious disease expert says infections could reach 100,000 a day if people don’t better follow health recommendations.