A effort to end the meeting before it began failed after several people expressed concerns about social distancing.
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Waterville City Hall reopens to public after 2-month-plus coronavirus closure
Waterville City Hall, closed to the public since March 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, reopened officially and is open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Looting devastates businesses already shaken by virus
Many owners say they understand the outrage that has erupted over the killing of George Floyd last week.
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One-third of U.S.’s record unemployment payout hasn’t arrived
Numbers due to be released on Thursday are forecast to show a jobless rate of 19.5% in May, the highest since the Great Depression.
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Union unmoved by MLB’s 50-game plan; sides no closer to agreement for 2020 season
The latest developments leave baseball still without a deal to play this year, with a soft deadline of this week to be able to hold Opening Day on July 4.
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UK study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death
A British study says people from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots
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State regulators reject CMP plan for $500,000 virus relief fund for customers
The proposal would have settled a case over the utility issuing misleading winter shutoff warnings to customers with past-due bills.
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As Celtics return to facility, Ainge OK with whatever format league chooses
As the Celtics and the NBA work toward a resumption, Danny Ainge is ready to take whatever playoff the league decides, saying ‘we all have to play under the same rules.’
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Maine reports 5 more deaths, 28 new COVID-19 cases
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it may be too early to know if recent protests against police brutality that attracted 1,000 or more people will lead to an increase in cases of COVID-19.
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The Latest: Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As demonstrators flooded streets across America to decry the killing of George Floyd, public health experts watched in alarm – the close proximity of protesters and their failures in many cases to wear masks, along with the police using […]