Confusing application language and requirements may have sunk chances for some struggling small businesses and nonprofits to get assistance in the state program’s first phase.
2020
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, Politics
In 1984, a Mainer cast the first-ever vote for Joe Biden for president
Keron Kerr said Monday she alone backed him at the Democratic convention because he wowed with his speech, his thinking and his smile.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania, with far different approaches
The president stages rallies with thousands of largely mask-less supporters, while the former vice president meets with a few dozen supporters outside a field office.
Posted inNation & World
Moon may hold ice in more places than scientists suspected
Areas near the moon’s north and south poles have temperatures so low that they could hold onto water for millions or even billions of years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Estimate shows 11% decline in North Atlantic right whale population in a year
The drop to 366 whales in 2018, attributed partly to the revision of previous numbers, is an alarming development for the endangered species.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Latest loss reveals just how deep Patriots’ problems run
New England’s third straight loss was the result of a bad defense and a poor performance by quarterback Cam Newton.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Maine CDC ends investigation at Madison nursing home after 28 days with no new COVID-19 cases
Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center, which had violated federal requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19, has had a revised plan of correction deemed acceptable by state officials.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Bowdoinham town office closed due to potential COVID-19 exposure, interrupting early in-person voting
Nicole Briand, interim town manager, said residents can still drop ballots in the secure ballot box or request an absentee ballot online, but confirmed that the polls were closed for early voting Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures
French President Emmanuel Macron doubled down over the weekend, saying ‘we will not give in, ever.’
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Maine official was alerted to potential COVID-19 exposure after Pence visit
Andre Cushing, a Penobscot County commissioner and former state senator, said he was contacted on the day after last week’s event and took a test that showed he was negative.