The new hires will help answer questions, process claims and direct callers to other resources for state unemployment offices that are overwhelmed with calls from people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah is the housing reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering all aspects of Maine’s housing crisis -- real estate and development, home ownership and rental issues and the lack of both affordability and availability. 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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Bowdoin College 3D printing face shields for healthcare workers on front lines of pandemic
According to the college, the emergency management team has also donated over 4,000 N95 masks, 480 pairs of safety glasses, 110 barrier gowns, 480 oral swabs and five boxes of exam table paper to Mid Coast Hospital.
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Pet adoptions can be ‘silver lining’ of pandemic, but shelter in dire need of donations to keep going
Adoptions have dropped dramatically and fundraisers and events are canceled, but the animals still need to be fed and cared for and the bills still need to be paid.
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Freeport retailers brace for potential long-term impacts of pandemic
If the coronavirus pandemic drags into the summer, keeping businesses closed, there is potential for a disproportionate economic impact in Freeport, a town known for its shopping.
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Brunswick based STARC Systems to ramp up production of containment units amid coronavirus battle
Officials are doubling production of containment units that can be used to create instant isolation rooms and quarantine sections in hospitals.
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Local natural food stores adapt to changing grocery landscape
Morning Glory Natural Foods in Brunswick is operating with limited hours, including a designated time for seniors and the immunocompromised, and is limiting shoppers to 10 at a time. At Bath Natural Market, employees have switched to a pick-up style service and are compiling orders from emailed and phoned-in grocery lists.
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‘The beauty of our love for her:’ Brunswick woman celebrates 100th birthday amid coronavirus pandemic
When plans for Orean Dionne’s, or MeMee’s, 100th birthday came to a screeching halt, her family found a different way to celebrate
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Bowdoin College ‘community member’ presumed to have coronavirus
The person was last on campus March 17 and is now under a doctor’s care and self-isolating at home, according to college officials.
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Brunswick adopts civil state of emergency, effective shelter-in-place order
Under the new rules, all stores or businesses outside of a list of 27 ‘essential’ industries, must close. The order lasts for 7 days, after which it’s expected to be renewed.
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Mid Coast hospital confirms first positive case of coronavirus
The patient is being treated in isolation, and caregivers are taking steps to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved.