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Bicentennial
On this date in Maine history: April 1
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Health care
Anxiety rises as health care workers risk exposure to fight coronavirus
Shortages of personal protective equipment put doctors, nurses and anyone else who works in health care at higher risk of contracting the virus.
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Local & State
Answers to questions about the governor’s stay-at-home order
The order still allows people to take a walk, buy groceries or get medicine at their pharmacy, but limits the number of customers who can be in a store at one time.
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Local & State
Waterville council votes to suspend plastic bag ordinance
Councilors also got an update from City Manager Michael Roy about how the coronavirus situation is likely to affect the proposed 2020-21 municipal budget.
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Local & State
Maine Acts of Kindness: Farmer’s market yields food donations
Sandy Hill Farm in Eliot provides an alternative to people who are wary of grocery stores during the pandemic, while asking customers to donate money to help with local food donations.
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Business
Portland tells owners to book no short-term rentals through April
Many say the temporary ban is fair, and that the coronavirus outbreak has already put a damper on reservations.
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Rick Paraschak died Sunday of complications from COVID-19. His family remembers him as driven and committed to helping others.
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Chief Chief David Bucknam asks businesses to check their company vehicles often and to park their automobiles in well-lighted areas.
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One of Maine's largest health insurers said co-pays and deductibles for previous claims also will be covered.
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An employee says technicians are still being sent into customers' homes to service internet and cable TV, without sufficient protection.
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Traffic is the slowest in decades, officials said, showing the impact of COVID-19 on the state's highways.
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Christian Behr, 52, said he is joining the Kennebec County District Attorney's Office as a domestic violence investigator.
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Whether it's take-out, delivery or a trip to the store, there are ways to protect yourself and the employees handling your food.
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While government agencies get up to speed on new federal programs, smart business owners are taking action.
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The person works at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren, and has been in self quarantine since March 20, the Maine Department of Corrections said.
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The woman came from out of state last week and is now quarantined, along with 27 other people who may have been exposed at the crowded shelter in downtown Portland.
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Augusta and Waterville area police reports for March 31, 2020.
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April Fournier's husband and two of their children have asthma. Two members of the family are in contact with the public while working at grocery stores, making the risk of exposure to coronavirus even more frightening.
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Participants will learn techniques such as canning, drying, freezing and fermenting.
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Police are asking anyone with information about the break-in to call them.
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The statewide mandate, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, prohibits Mainers from leaving their homes for all but essential activities, such as grocery shopping, medical care or commuting to essential jobs.
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Meanwhile, of 4,500 employees in the MaineGeneral Health system, about 140 are expected to be working from home, once software is set up for them to do so.
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Advocates for domestic violence victims say help remains available, even if it is not face-to-face.
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Noble Partners’ Diane Russell drove to New Jersey over the weekend to pick up and personally deliver the coveted gear to customers in Massachusetts.
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Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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The restriction is now part of the city's stay-at-home order, which is extended through April 27.
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Scott MacMaster, 46, of Richmond, was appointed by a 6-1 vote following a two-and-a-half hour executive session.
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Some patients can't get longer supplies, even though the federal government has eased restrictions for the drug used to treat opioid use disorder.
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L.L.Bean CEO Stephen Smith described the dog bed liner masks Monday on CNBC's ‘Power Lunch’ as breathable and ‘very durable.’
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State health experts are tracking complex models to estimate, among other things, how long it will last, how many Mainers will die and when the peak of the ‘curve’ will come.
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A representative for the company said that while information about production at central Maine locations is not yet available, the goal is to have all New England factories producing personal protective equipment once a prototype is made.
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The project started Monday and the face masks are going out nationwide to sick children and their families.
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The average price in Maine was $1.93 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, a price not seen since early 2016.
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The vehicle drifted across an oncoming lane of traffic before going off the road on Monday.
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According to the company’s website, cleaning efforts include washing the bathrooms and break rooms once a day, turnstiles, railings and doorknobs will be cleaned during all three shifts, and employees are encouraged to wash their hands frequently.
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Construction companies and workers are taking new measures to keep job sites safe, but worry that updated coronavirus restrictions could halt projects.
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The increase, passed by the Legislature, was set to go into effect on July 1 but now will happen on April 1 to help ensure that home care is available to older Mainers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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One of the owners of the building at 33 Stone St. said he will not close the apartments and is seeking more tenants, but is also planning to sell the building.
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Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn't rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
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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.
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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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Degrees will still be awarded on schedule and individual campuses are making plans for alternative ceremonies.
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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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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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A Portland rheumatologist offers insight into how health care professionals, even those on the front line of the pandemic, approach their jobs. ‘They’re not heroes. They’re just doing what they’re trained and expected to do.’
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A community college system program is working on free online training programs in fields such as medical assisting.
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As expected, coronavirus queries dominated the rising data, but some spun off in unusual ways.
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The Waterville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to review an updated preliminary city budget whose numbers look a lot different than they did two weeks ago because of changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Augusta and Waterville area police reports for March 30, 2020.
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The businesses will close for two weeks ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ says Lionel Plante Associates.
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The tests developed by Abbott Laboratories, which will start mass producing them this week, could substantially change how testing is done in the United States.
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Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. is looking for face shields and universal gowns for medical staff at the jail.
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CDC Director Nirav Shah, reviewing case numbers Monday, noted that several new cases had been confirmed in long-term care settings in Freeport and Leeds.
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Advocates across the country have warned that an outbreak could be severe in the close quarters of a correctional facility.
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Police departments say that a combination of good behavior by the public and a change in police tactics has led to a decline in arrests in Cumberland and York counties.
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Service contractors in Maine such as plumbers, electricians and heating specialists are still available for urgent repairs, but nothing else.
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Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
