Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Police: Body found in Brunswick Friday was missing Topsham man
Police received a call about an abandoned vehicle off Bunganuc Road at 8:42 p.m. on Thursday, “describing circumstances that caused us to fear for the safety of the occupant,” Cmdr. Mark Waltz said.
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Mid Coast Hospital treating two for coronavirus, confirms 22 cases overall
Though cases remain low, the financial cost of the virus continues to mount as the hospital continues to see a significant decrease in other patients.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Forget ‘murder hornets,’ Maine officials warn itch-inducing caterpillars are coming back
Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials are urging the public to take precautions against browntail moth caterpillars, which are covered in toxic hairs that release into the air and can cause a skin reaction like poison ivy and trouble breathing if inhaled.
Posted inLocal & State
For now, Great State of Maine Air Show still in works for August
Under the current statewide reopening plan, gatherings are limited to 50 people through the end of August. The 2017 air show drew about 35,000 people. Officials will make a decision by July 1 at the latest.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Freeport approves tax break for L.L. Bean corporate HQ expansion
In exchange for a tax incentive, L.L. Bean officials granted an easement on property intended for a multi-use trail and will help clean up Concord Gully Brook, a longtime priority for the town.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College on track to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester
To help cushion the blow, Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress.
Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks
While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.
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Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season
Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company.
Posted inTimes Record
Fat Boy Drive-In under new ownership
“The time has come to pass the Fat Boy Drive-In on to new owners,” the Burton family wrote in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Saturday.