A combined total of $59 million from the small business lending package went to three lodging companies chaired by Monty Bennett, according to regulatory filings.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Local governments not ready to mandate masks on store employees
Farmington Town Manager Richard Davis said his town is also following the governor’s lead, and Augusta Mayor David Rollins said his city is following “state requirements.”
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine Acts of Kindness: Young pen pals help to bridge generations
‘I wait eagerly for the mailman,’ says a 92-year-old man who has been getting letters from first-graders in Dayton.
Posted inNation & World
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500 billion more in virus aid
The president is expected to sign the legislation, but debate has already begun over what comes next.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist
A top vaccine scientist says he was ousted for resisting political pressure to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Emergency Operations Center trims hours, but there to assist in pandemic
The center, set up to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, is made up of seven city officials who will work mostly from their regular offices but can return to the center at a moment’s notice, according to the center’s incident commander, Joseph Massey.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust launch grants for farmers disrupted by coronavirus
“Things have really shifted rapidly and a lot of farms have lost sales from market disruptions,” said Sarah Alexander, executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Governor avoids specifics in outline for reopening economy
Janet Mills said the decision will be grounded in science, but she would not answer whether she will follow the specific criteria agreed upon by most public health experts: two weeks of declining cases, widespread testing, track and tracing of people exposed to the virus.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMaine System offers in-state tuition to students displaced by COVID-19
The Maine Welcome program will offer in-state tuition to students around the country whose schools have permanently closed because of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Surprise turns Topsham couple’s missed wedding date into memorable one
Chris Dube and Laurie Servidio were supposed to be in the Dominican Republic on Monday.