The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Fauci is tough to fire despite chants from Trump crowd
It’s not the first time the president has speculated about firing his top public health official.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland distillery says it lost $150,000 in deal with businessman facing indictment, lawsuit
Maine Craft Distilling’s founder says his company retooled to produce sanitizer that Noble Partners ordered but never bought.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Still closing time for Maine bars
With coronavirus infections on the rise, it makes sense to slow the scheduled reopenings of some businesses.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Time to prepare for an even more deadly pandemic
As lethal as this coronavirus has been, a novel influenza – for example – could be worse.
Posted inMaine, News
MaineHousing extends rent relief program
The agency says it has about $4 million left to help tenants adversely impacted by COVID-19 pay their rent in October and November.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner, Hallowell-area schools report COVID-19 cases
Officials in Maine School Administrative District 11 reported Sunday night that people associated with Gardiner Middle School, Laura E. Richards School and Helen Thompson School had tested positive for COVID-19, a week after multiple positive cases were reported at Gardiner Area High School.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Sisters of St. Joseph to pray for peace all hours of Election Day
The 24-hour prayer that the Roman Catholic Sisters of St. Joseph in Waterville and Winslow are undertaking begins after midnight Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine CDC investigates 11 positive cases of COVID-19 at Pittsfield church
The reported outbreak involves Deeper Life Assembly, a Pentecostal church at 97 Higgins Road, according to state health officials.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Evening Sandwich Program in Waterville restarts on Tuesdays and Fridays
The Universalist Unitarian Church on Silver Street is resuming its Evening Sandwich Program this week on a limited basis after closing temporarily in March and June due to the coronavirus pandemic.