During a web panel with Mid Coast Hospital CEO Lois Skilling, Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, discussed coronavirus, his concerns surrounding cold and flu season, and the push for a vaccine.
2020
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms
A House committee questions whether the aircraft manufacturer and the Federal Aviation Administration will be willing to make big changes needed to fix problems that caused two deadly 737 Max jet crashes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Life & Culture
Maine Public radio voices retire in budget move
Music hosts Sara Willis and Robin Rilette, along with news reporter Ed Morin, took voluntary retirement packages offered by the statewide public broadcasting network.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue joins growing list of Maine high schools to opt out of fall sports season
Student-athletes at the Farmington school express frustration, sadness to district’s decision.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Retail sales rise for 4th straight month, but growth slows
Much of the increase in August came from spending at restaurants and bars, which are just starting to let people in to eat and drink.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Free lunches great for students, but districts can wind up swallowing the bill
RSU-16 says it may cost $100,000 this year to provide free meals to its students because of extra, COVID-related expenses.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Historical society in New York gets $7.5 million for archive storage
The gift will enable the New-York Historical Society to upgrade its storage for documents ranging from John Jay’s draft of a Federalist Paper to the archives of author Robert Caro.
Posted inSports
U.S. Open: You can thank a Winged Foot member for calling it a mulligan
Winged Foot is a historic golf course, and years ago member David Mulligan lent his name to a shot just about every amateur golfer can make and appreciate – the mulligan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Restorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
The Renaissance master carved the Bandini Pieta between 1547 and 1555, when he was nearly 80.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Poll shows Gideon with large lead over Collins, but leaves out 2 independent candidates
The Quinnipiac University survey shows the Democrat up 54% to 42% over Sen. Susan Collins, but pollsters didn’t ask about independents Lisa Savage and Max Linn.