The state’s bicentennial celebration, already disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, will have to wait until next year.
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Maine fails to deliver online inspections as restaurants reopen in pandemic
Officials planned to update the state’s inspections database five years ago, but it still hasn’t happened.
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Maine importers urge lawmakers to suspend food-related tariffs
A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.
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Maine Compass: We’re all in this attic together
The root of all responses to crises lies in community.
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Sen. Dow, Rep. Dillingham: Let’s take pride in and support BIW
Instead of trying to score political points during this crisis, Maine legislators should strive to secure more work for the shipyard.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine manufacturing highlights importance of domestic supply chain
Preserving our manufacturing base protects our people – both in terms of public health and financial security.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans weigh unemployment aid cuts to urge Americans back to work
President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell huddled at the White House to consider next steps in coronavirus aid.
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Wanted: Loving home for 53-year-old tortoise after owner dies of coronavirus
A Boston animal welfare organization is offering a 53-year-old tortoise for adoption after the animal’s original owner died of COVID-19
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Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump tours Ford plant in Michigan
The president’s visit comes amid a long-running feud with the battleground state’s Democratic governor.
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Longtime Portland radio personality plans to file complaint over her dismissal
Randi Kirshbaum, who had been working remotely for Portland Radio Group during the coronavirus outbreak, was let go this week for refusing to return to her office.