The state says it’s monitoring their rising COVID-19 case numbers due to recent outbreaks, including 54 cases at the York County Jail.
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Mills signs executive order to support absentee voting, protect polling places from COVID-19
The order gives clerks more time to process absentee ballots, limits the number of people in a polling place to 50 and requires municipalities to promote distancing among voters and poll workers.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 claims another Maine life, and 24 new cases are reported
The state’s 7-day average of daily cases has decreased slightly in the last week.
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Big Moose Inn guest says he was never called after wedding outbreak
A New Hampshire man who stayed at the Millinocket inn on Aug. 6-7 said the owners ‘played fast and loose with a lot of people’s safety.’
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Requests for November ballots on pace to shatter Maine record
The state is expecting 600,000 voters will cast absentee ballots – and an overall turnout of 75 percent for the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Chicks shipped by mail are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars
Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.
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Maine Senate will meet to vote on ethics commission nominees
The long-awaited confirmation votes could finally fill vacancies on the state’s five-member panel that oversees state election laws.
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Maine reports 17 new COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths
The state is still investigating an outbreak at a wedding in Millinocket, including whether safety precautions were taken.
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Game on? Prospects for fall sports vary widely in U.S.
Several states won’t be playing tackle football at high schools this season; in Maine, guidelines will likely become more clear this week.
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For Maine families with means, pandemic pods lessen the stress of back-to-school
Desperate for child care or help with remote learning, some families are hiring teachers or tutors for the fall. But pods also raise concerns about equity and lack of access to support for low-income and vulnerable families.