The new spending bill is $52 million less than the supplemental budget Gov. Janet Mills proposed last month, reflecting concern about potential impacts to the Maine economy.
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North Haven votes to keep nonresidents off island
The Select Board took the extraordinary step at a meeting on Sunday.
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Coming together in faith even as a virus pulls communities apart
Religious leaders in Greater Portland are finding ways to foster togetherness as the coronavirus pandemic forces them to limit or even cancel physical services.
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Portland Public Library shuts down for two weeks
It joins several other libraries that have decided to stay closed to the public during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus means an early end to ski season in parts of Maine
Ski resorts are among countless businesses across Maine scaling back or changing operations in response to health advisories.
Posted inNation & World
Trump calls on Americans to cease hoarding food, supplies
“You don’t have to buy so much,” the president said at a news conference Sunday. “Take it easy. Just relax.”
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‘Bigger than any one of us’: Biden, Sanders take on pandemic
The Democratic presidential candidates, in their first one-on-one debate of the 2020 campaign, are looking to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic.
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CDC’s latest guidance could mean no sports for much longer
The CDC recommends all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks.
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Bill Nemitz: Maine CDC lab now open on Sunday. Great idea!
Faced with growing aggravation and more COVID-19 tests, the Health and Environmental Testing Lab goes 24/7.
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Togus looks to protect patients, staff from COVID-19
Administrators at the VA Maine Healthcare-Togus campus regularly train to deal with different scenarios. They have not seen anything like this before.