The Seashore Trolley Museum plans to open May 16, but only Maine residents will be allowed to visit.
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Norman Jordan Jr., 85, farmer and fixture in Cape Elizabeth, dies of COVID-19
Mr. Jordan was known as the unofficial historian of the Jordan family, which has deep roots in town.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine Acts of Kindness: Face masks, from China with love
YuJi Smith, 12, of Edgecomb donated 200 surgical face masks to the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta, courtesy of a relative in China and in honor of a World War II vet.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
A coronavirus drug seems to work. What’s next?
No drug currently is approved for treating the virus, but the nation’s top infectious disease expert says he expects remdesivir to receive emergency approval from the FDA.
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When can I go to a library again? Who, exactly, has to quarantine for 14 days and what does that mean?
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine. Q: I haven’t found where libraries fall into the state’s reopening plan. When can they reopen? A: Libraries are one of the many business and service sectors not listed anywhere in the reopening plan, so you are not the only one who is perplexed. Generally, […]
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Maine tells out-of-state golfers: Stay away as courses reopen
Even for Maine residents, golfers must play at courses in their own county, except for clubs where they are a member.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine police weigh order requiring face coverings in public
Police throughout the region have discussed treating the matter on a case-by-case basis, with plenty of common sense and an eye toward education.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
BIW calls employees back to work as state begins to reopen
Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre owner deciding whether to reopen this season due to pandemic
Owner Don Brown of Delaware: There are several issues to consider in deciding whether to reopen movie theater this season.
Posted inMaine
Newly released data suggest ‘alarming’ racial disparity among Maine’s COVID-19 cases
African Americans account for 1.7% of the state’s population but 3.7% of the state’s infections. The state CDC director says, ‘These disparities are concerning.’