Construction companies and workers are taking new measures to keep job sites safe, but worry that updated coronavirus restrictions could halt projects.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Gov. Mills to increase pay for direct care workers 3 months early
The increase, passed by the Legislature, was set to go into effect on July 1 but now will happen on April 1 to help ensure that home care is available to older Mainers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
Posted inBusiness
Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?
Millions of owners face April 1 due dates for rent, mortgage, credit card and other payments.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
As more Mainers become unemployed, are some getting scared back into work?
Josh Johnstone, a rigger at Bath Iron Works, says he’s struggling with whether to pursue an unemployment claim or look for work elsewhere as Maine sees a large volume of initial claims for unemployment insurance.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Sewers in Mt. Vernon area team up to stitch protective masks
June Cauldwell and several others are sewing masks for rescue workers and those with illnesses to help protect them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
University of Maine System cancels in-person graduations
Degrees will still be awarded on schedule and individual campuses are making plans for alternative ceremonies.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods closed due to COVID-19 outbreak; others looking at restrictions of recreational areas
The recreation area closed to the public — until further notice — on Saturday, due to “the lack of social distancing practices on the part of visitors.”
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Former Bates lacrosse player Jack Allard yet to start experimental treatment
Doctors are waiting for 25-year-old’s condition to improve before he receives a novel antiviral drug called Remdesivir.
Posted inBusiness
Macy’s to furlough majority of its 125,000 workers
The retailer has lost the bulk of its sales due to the temporary closing of all 500 of its stores starting March 18.