The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
2020
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with negative test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Maine Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant Program available
Funds must be committed by Dec. 30.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Wayne’s Aging at Home group continues to reduce isolation, promote elder health through pandemic
Members fill comfort bags to be distributed to seniors.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bipartisan relief proposal better than nothing for struggling Americans
The $908 billion package unveiled Tuesday is not nearly enough, but people need help now.
Posted inUncategorized
As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own
Hospitals have outpaced the disease in adding critical care capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations have hit record levels.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 2
Dec. 2, 1895: U.S. Rep. Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902), a Republican from Portland, becomes speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves in that office until March 1899, a period that encompasses the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor and the Spanish-American War, which started because of that sinking. Reed unsuccessfully seeks […]
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: More restaurants reinvent themselves
Central Provisions becomes a sandwich shop, and Elsmere temporarily closes its Portland location.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Health officials fear post-Thanksgiving surge despite low travel numbers in Maine
Traffic on the state’s roads last week hit the lowest point since May, but concerns linger that those who did travel could spark new coronavirus infections.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
George Smith: History slides by on Hopkins Stream
Hundreds of years of memories can be found on this one little trip.