Josh Johnstone, a rigger at Bath Iron Works, says he’s struggling with whether to pursue an unemployment claim or look for work elsewhere as Maine sees a large volume of initial claims for unemployment insurance.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Sewers in Mt. Vernon area team up to stitch protective masks
June Cauldwell and several others are sewing masks for rescue workers and those with illnesses to help protect them during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gardiner convenience store burgled early Saturday
Cumberland Farms, normally open 24 hours a day, was burglarized early Saturday when two suspects broke in and stole several hundred dollars worth of merchandise.
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Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods closed due to COVID-19 outbreak; others looking at restrictions of recreational areas
The recreation area closed to the public — until further notice — on Saturday, due to “the lack of social distancing practices on the part of visitors.”
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Local truckers still delivering the goods — despite coronavirus concerns
Bathrooms and hot meals are in short supply for those risking exposure to the coronavirus to supply the nation’s stores with needed products and supplies.
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Central Maine organizations working to provide essential childcare
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley is joining the Children’s Place to provide a place where those considered essential workers can send their children.
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As coronavirus spread changes life, central Mainers rediscovering what local farms have to offer
Central Maine farmers are finding new customers and demand, while wondering what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the industry in the future.
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Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails
Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney’s office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
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Some raise concern that Augusta schools not doing enough to educate in pandemic
Online learning a challenge because not all students, families have devices or internet connections.
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Massachusetts man says on radio he’s positive for coronavirus, quarantined in Somerset County
The Maine Center for Disease Control says the man’s case wouldn’t be counted for Somerset County, which remained at zero confirmed cases as of Thursday, because federal rules go by a person’s primary residence.