We can’t do everything we did in previous years, but we can make sure this year’s spending will help local businesses.
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Posted inMaine
Gardens Aglow adapts to pandemic holiday by transitioning to drive-thru event
Gardens Aglow, opening for its sixth year Saturday at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, will be a drive-thru experience during this year of the pandemic. Tickets are $40 per car for non-members, and tickets must be purchased in advance.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If you follow traffic laws, then follow COVID guidelines, too
We stop at stop signs even though they’re annoying, because it helps our society. The same goes for wearing a mask to protect ourselves and others.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘I’m terrified’: Maine pharmacists struggle under growing workload
‘You get pushed to a level that is absurd,’ said one Maine pharmacist. And COVID-19 vaccinations are coming soon. ‘Lives are on the line,’ said another.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine communities rethink winter holiday celebrations
With a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maine, communities and families are finding new and less risky ways to celebrate the holidays.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Many GOP lawmakers resist statehouse mask-wearing rules
Nearly 200 legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Retailers brace as virus resurges throughout U.S.
Some are considering extraordinary steps to draw customers.
Posted inNation & World
What can Thanksgiving 1918 teach us for this year’s holiday?
The Spanish flu and the coronavirus both induced certain degrees of denial.
Posted inNation & World
Don’t travel for Thanksgiving, experts say. But if you do, follow these tips.
Certainly, keep returning college kids away from the people in your household who are most at risk.
Posted inMaine
Massachusetts adds New Hampshire, Maine to travel quarantine list
The two join 46 other states to be designated high risk for COVID-19 by the Bay State’s Department of Health.