U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry's impact on the endangered whales.

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Furloughed employees to continue to get health benefit while 150 in Norridgewock and Lawrence, Massachusetts, factories expected to produce 100,000 masks weekly by mid-April.

Democrats are demanding protections for minority-owned businesses and money for health care providers and state and local governments.

The Federal Reserve says that it is activating a Main Street Business Lending Program authorized by the CARES Act.

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The central bank undertook actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to households, local governments and small and large businesses.

After 3 consecutive weeks of record claims, an estimated 11% of Mainers are now out of work.

Ten percent of the U.S. labor force is now out of work.

The organizations have partnered on Maine United, a fund to help Mainers 'in need right now.'

Some fitness centers are letting members freeze memberships while they're closed, but others are asking members to continue their monthly fees.

Movement in densely populated areas of southern Maine has plummeted, while declines in some rural areas have been less pronounced.

The network says the reductions became necessary as it adapted to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, but affected employees are still receiving full pay and benefits.

The federal grant will help develop a plan for growth and resiliency in the state's marine economy.

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.

These early-stage studies are a first step to see if a vaccine appears safe enough for larger tests needed to prove whether it will protect against the new coronavirus.

The Westbrook-based biotechnology company is also suspending some benefits, including a 401(k) match, as it deals with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Markets have been incredibly volatile in recent weeks as investors blindly guess how badly the coronavirus outbreak will hurt corporate profits amid suffocating uncertainty.

Leigh Saufley, the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, will leave after 19 years on the job to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law in Portland.

New England Clean Energy Connect is moving ahead on its transmission corridor through western Maine despite a looming referendum aimed at stopping it.

The temporary leave affects about 10% of its workforce.

Democratic leaders want to add hundreds of billions of dollars for protective gear, state and local governments, and food stamps.

A number of insurance companies have announced payments or credits on auto premiums, and others are considering it.

There's plenty of food on store shelves, but the supply chain is scrambling to keep some basic items in stock amid unprecedented demand created in part by people staying home and cooking.

Donated face shields created by Thermoformed Plastics of New England are being distributed by the thousands to health care facilities and first responders in Maine and New Hampshire.

They say they're driving into hot spots around the country with no protective equipment or ways to self-quarantine.

The support will allow Main Street Skowhegan to provide an environment for entrepreneurs and business owners to start businesses in town as well as bring new people into town.

The supermarket chain is giving $750,000 to COVID-19 response efforts, including $225,000 to organizations in Maine.

Even before most U.S. cities imposed shelter-in-place orders, Instacart, Amazon and Walmart delivery sales jumped by at least two-thirds from the year before.

Maine small business owners are in anxious talks with landlords as they seek to buy time until they can reopen and restore cash flow.

An early rally faded after the price of U.S. oil flipped from a gain to a steep loss of more than 9%.

Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse since the coronavirus outbreak triggered a series of financial losses.

Also, Congdon's Doughnuts closes, Tandem sells its biscuit recipe for worker relief, another distiller makes sanitizer and virtual wine dinners for two.

Financial institutions are hurriedly processing a flood of requests for emergency loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Opponents of Central Maine Power Co.'s proposed power line through the state's western mountains get 2,000 signatures tossed, but still have a margin of 3,000 for a ballot measure.