A relief fund created in March was spent to support small businesses, unemployed workers, schools, healthcare providers and local governments.
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Fairfield day care reports four cases of COVID-19
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said that four positive cases were reported at Otter Brook Child Care.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Cats make perfect pandemic partners
Felines don’t ask for much, but give a lot, particularly to owners stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
New Portland buildings to be designed, built to reflect post-pandemic reality
New office and medical buildings are being built to promote safer working conditions that limit viral spread.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner’s Boys & Girls Clubs prepares to reopen after COVID-19 case
The club, which provides daycare and supervision for children on remote learning days, closed Dec. 1 after the report of a COVID-19 case required staff, students and and children in daycare to quarantine for two weeks.
Posted inHealth
Maine Medical Center, SMHC, MaineGeneral hit record number of COVID-19 inpatients
The burden continues to ease at hard-hit Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and plateaus at Lewiston’s hospitals.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
Negotiations are stalled, but there is universal agreement that Congress won’t adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pandemic relief.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Retailers urge shoppers to buy early to beat shipping crunch
The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
What seniors can expect when COVID vaccines begin to roll out
Here’s a look at what’s known, what’s not and what lies ahead.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mills orders stores to deny entry to maskless shoppers as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Janet Mills also says she is ‘running out of available public health tools,’ short of closing schools or businesses, to try to contain the spread of the virus.