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Kipsang among 20 arrested in Kenya for curfew breach

by Joe Grant April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang and 19 others locked themselves in a bar and consumed alcohol in violation of a curfew.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record

Dresden delays April special election until June

by Jessica Lowell April 3, 2020April 5, 2020

Elected officials also extended the deadline for nomination papers for the selecman’s seat that’s up for election on June 9.

Sports

U.S. Women’s Open postponed until December

by DOUG FERGUSON April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The tournament, originally scheduled for June 4-7 in Houston, will now be played Dec. 10-13.

Local & State, News

More vandalism may be connected to tensions about out-of-staters on Vinalhaven

by Stephen Betts April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as police warn against harassment of people from out-of-state.

Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Maine CDC confirms 9th death as it reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

by Rachel Ohm April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

As of Friday there were 432 confirmed cases of the virus in Maine, and 9 people had died, as state health officials repeatedly urge the public to practice social distancing and stay at home except for essential activities.

Business, Nation & World, News

Bleak U.S. jobs report likely portends even deeper losses

by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Some economists now think the unemployment rate could go as high as 15% within the next month, the worst since the 1930s.

Nation & World, News

The Latest: Cuomo to seize ventilators for New York City’s overtaxed hospitals

by Julia McCue April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

The latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak around the U.S. and the world: With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them – one of the most aggressive […]