New federal rules now allow boat captains to use federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to pay deckhands.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan meeting presents several second bridge alternatives
The bridge study team is looking for feedback from members of the community over the next two weeks to add to the comments gathered from some 40 residents who joined the virtual meeting Thursday night.
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Posted inMaine, News
After record lack of rain, half of Maine now in drought conditions
A stubborn blocking pattern in the jet stream led to the moderate drought that was declared Thursday, and the forecast shows an increasing likelihood of ‘extreme conditions’ later this summer.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Longtime state public safety spokesman Stephen McCausland to retire
McCausland, who has held the job for 32 years, says he will leave Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Dueling Trump-Biden events offer contrasting virus responses
With just over four months remaining until the election, the contrasting styles of Trump and Biden are increasingly on display.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World
Law enforcement struggles with policing in reckoning moment
As calls for police reform swell across America, officers say they feel caught in the middle.
Posted inMaine, News
Special task force helping Lewiston’s newest community deal with COVID-19
Groups that support the immigrant population assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
North, South Korea mark 70th anniversary of war after pause in rising tensions
Seventy years after the war’s beginning, the Korean Peninsula remains technically in a state of war because the armistice that ended the fighting has yet to be replaced with a peace treaty.
Posted inSports
Mackenzie Hughes shoots 60, grabs early lead at PGA Tour event in Connecticut
Hughes shoots a career-low round on a day when low scores were plentiful at the Travelers Championship.