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.
augusta maine
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gun shops are now among the businesses Maine considers essential
The change in status, which had affected stores like Cabela’s and Kittery Trading Post, came Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated its guidelines on essential businesses.
advertisement
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Behr retires after 25 years with Augusta Police Department
Christian Behr, 52, said he is joining the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office as a domestic violence investigator.
Posted inCommunity
Free takeout meals available April 1 in Augusta
The event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Abenaki Council 334.
Posted inMaine
MaineGeneral announces first coronavirus-related death at Augusta hospital
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Court rules tenants threatened with eviction may stay at Augusta apartment building
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
As more Mainers become unemployed, are some getting scared back into work?
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
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.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Central Maine Power to donate 6,000 protective masks to the state
The electric utility will deliver the masks, aimed for use by health care workers and emergency responders, to the Maine Emergency Management Agency on Monday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
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.