Barbara Kautz and Sudie Blanchard are among 3,800 people worldwide to sing in a virtual performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ to be streamed Sunday.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Times Record, Uncategorized
Vendor at BIW tests positive for COVID-19
Bath Iron Works reports its third case, saying the vendor was wearing personal protective equipment at the shipyard Friday and is now in quarantine, as are two other vendors who were in close proximity to the person who tested positive.
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Posted inNation & World
Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital during pandemic
Manaus is one of the cities hardest hit by the new coronavirus.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Business, Maine, News
Abbott Laboratories plans expansion into Westbrook to boost production of virus test kits
The company, which now produces test kits in Scarborough, plans to employ as many as 470 workers at a second facility in the neighboring city.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Alfond Youth Center in Waterville to continue summer programs with reduced enrollment
In order to abide by new guidelines set by the state, the director of advancement for the youth center, said the center has implemented several precautionary measures.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system
Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner Public Library officials look to freeze fees
In response to economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the library’s board of trustees is recommending city officials not increase the fees neighboring communities pay to use the library.
Posted inNation & World
Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat
Clotting has been seen in other coronavirus infections, including SARS, but on a much smaller scale.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine business owner, current staff awarded unemployment benefits they never filed for
David Allen at Allen Manufacturing says he was “baffled” when he told the Maine Department of Labor, “Dan is still working for us” and benefits were awarded two weeks later anyway. And then he got them, too.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Coronavirus gives Maine pro wrestling a chair shot
Local promotions may struggle, even when the state reopens, writes Dave Dyer.