One organization estimates people in assisted-living facilities account for 41 percent of COVID-19 deaths.
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Tom Caron: Baseball will look a lot different if it returns
The way players act, from celebrations to spitting to showering at the ballpark, will have to change for the season to start this summer.
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Women veterans say they were told with little notice to leave Augusta facility
All four residents of Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope say they were told last Thursday they had to be out by Tuesday, and none of them have yet found other places to live.
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Portland radio personality Randi Kirshbaum says she was fired for not returning to work in office
Kirshbaum wanted to continue working at home because of health concerns related to COVID-19. She says she was fired by Portland Radio Group, but the company calls it a layoff and says she might be brought back.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Lending a hand to the homeless
A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland’s Preble Street shelter.
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WHO bows to calls for independent probe of its response to coronavirus
The evaluation would review ‘lessons learned’ from the World Health Organization’s coordination of the global response to COVID-19, but would not look into contentious issues such as the origins of the virus.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to guard against coronavirus, despite safety warnings
The president spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure for COVID-19, against the advice of top medical professionals, who say the drug can cause significant side effects and has not been shown to combat the new coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall
‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college’s new hybrid learning program.
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NHL notebook: League considering ‘hub’ cities to finish season
Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is considering eight or nine different places to try to finish the season.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College could lose $20 million next year
The shortfall, estimated based on enrollment projections, tuition and financial aid, would be the largest in the college’s history.