The City Council at a special meeting Thursday will consider disbanding a subcommittee that had been meeting illegally and instead authorize the city manager to spend up to $150,000 on coronavirus-related emergency needs.
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UMaine System projects $12.8 million in room and board refunds
The money returned to students makes up the bulk of short-term revenue losses the public university system is expecting because of the coronavirus.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Sidney postpones elections, annual Town Meeting
The elections scheduled for Friday and annual meeting scheduled for Saturday will take place at a later date, officials said.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Concord Coach Lines to stop all bus service beginning Saturday
The state’s biggest passenger bus network will suspend service after learning passengers were exposed to the coronavirus on buses between New Hampshire and Boston.
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CMP parent company pledges $2 million to pandemic relief
Central Maine Power Co. parent Avangrid Inc. and its Avangrid Foundation are making a commitment to support national and local organizations.
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Dana Wilde: The force of nature that is the coronavirus
The coronavirus is an unavoidable natural disaster that can be lessened by deliberate, rational behavior and self-discipline, writes Dana Wilde.
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Cuomo gives grim coronavirus update as cases spiral to 30,000 in New York state
On a brighter note, there were only 800 new cases in Westchester County, once the hottest hot spot in the state.
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Clinton’s privately held food bank closes amid coronavirus pandemic
Those who have an application with the Clinton Community Food Bank can call the Clinton Town Office about food pickup while the town looks into an alternate means of distributing food.
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James Taylor and his wife donate $1 million to Boston hospital
Taylor and his wife, Kim, have donated $1 million to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Coronavirus how-to: What goes in your ‘pandemic pantry’?
When you can’t go out, be your own restaurant.