The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
COVID-19
Posted inLocal & State, News
York County still driving majority of new COVID-19 cases
Of the 23 new cases reported by the Maine CDC on Wednesday, 14 were in York County, which is dealing with several active outbreaks.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Schools are learning from COVID’s challenges
Distance learning can be effective if educators take steps to fill in what’s lost by not gathering in person.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hospitality, tourism businesses have been heroes in COVID crisis
They have helped many small businesses weather the pandemic while keeping themselves and customers safe.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: A tale of two sandwich shops
Politics, not public health, drives how people respond to the COVID crisis and yields predictable results.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Eviction delay no solution to housing crisis
Tenants and landlords will both get in deeper trouble if Congress does not pass rental subsidies.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Third death linked to Millinocket wedding as Maine reports 19 new COVID-19 cases
The Aug. 7 wedding and reception has been linked to 147 virus cases and outbreaks at the York County Jail and a nursing home in Madison.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine CDC reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
Maine’s seven-day average of 27 new cases daily is higher than in early August, due in part to an outbreak of more than 130 cases linked to a Millinocket wedding and reception.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Teachers aren’t to blame for COVID reopening confusion
Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should plan for a COVID winter
As the temperatures drop, we will all need to take special care to keep each other safe.