The Spanish capital’s rate of transmission is more than double the national average, which already leads European contagion charts.
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Posted inMaine, News
Waterville hospital quarantines 10 staff after potential exposure to patient with COVID-19
Northern Light Inland Hospital, which hasn’t had a COVID-19 inpatient since early April, is saying little about the incident.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Community members rally to support patients, staff at Maplecrest in Madison
About 20 vehicles lined up on Heald Street in Madison on Friday afternoon, decorated with expressions of love and support for residents and staff at Maplecrest, where 39 staff and residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and six have died.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland opens new waterfront park
Tentatively named Park at Amethyst, the city’s 67th public park is located on the eastern waterfront between Ocean Gateway and the Fore Points Marina.
Posted inMaine, News
York County shares few details about inquiry into jail outbreak
Nearly all inmates and employees who tested positive for COVID-19 have completed their required quarantine period.
Posted inMaine, News
Landslide fills Presumpscot with sediment; impact on fish is murky
Experts and environmental advocates say the long-term impact on fish and other river life is hard to predict, and could depend on what happens next.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn police seek suspect in ballfield vandalism
AUBURN — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individual responsible for vandalizing the dugout and snack shack at the Auburn Suburban Fields on Garfield Road. According to Auburn Police Sgt. Jason Moore, the graffiti was reported Sept. 8, and is believed to have occurred overnight Sept. 4. He said similar markings […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. stocks fall as market decline extends for third week
Big Tech stocks have stumbled sharply this month on worries that their prices have grown too expensive.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Watchdog: FAA not prepared to update jet evacuation rules
The Transportation Department’s inspector general says the agency largely only updates standards after accidents and hasn’t revised them since a 1991 accident.