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Local & State

Chebeague Island ferry will carry suspected COVID-19 patients after all

by Colin Woodard April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Assistance from the Mills administration helped resolve insurance issues, the company says.

Business, Nation & World

Banks brace for big loan defaults by U.S., global customers

by KEN SWEET Associated Press April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

The major banks in the U.S. are anticipating a flood of loan defaults as households and business customers take a big financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic

Columns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Liz Soares: Our ‘third places’ closed when we need them the most

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020

The places where we feel most comfortable — coffee shops, taverns, churches, social clubs, bowling alleys and libraries — are shuttered because of the coronavirus, writes Liz Soares.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

First responders salute health care workers at MaineGeneral in Waterville

by Amy Calder April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

About 70 first responders greeted health care workers at Thayer Center for Health in Waterville early Wednesday.

Sports

Post-pandemic PTSD? Lessons from a marathon bombing survivor

by WILLIAM J. COLE Associated Press April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

A Q and A with Bobby O’Donnell, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who is now a part-time paramedic transporting COVID-19 patients to hospitals in New Hampshire.

Sports

Tour de France rescheduled to start Aug. 29, run through Sept. 20

by JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Dates are set after restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic forced the iconic race from its normal July start for the first time since World War II.

Business, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Op-Eds

Hard times get a layer of frosting at Jorgensen’s Café in Waterville

by Rich Abrahamson April 15, 2020April 18, 2020

While curbside service has become the rule of survival for Waterville restaurants, the luster of a special dessert to mark a holiday such as Easter can create a special moment in the lives of people eking out a living.