China is enforcing strict rules about food importation because of the coronavirus.
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More renters seek help as relief program struggles to keep up
The state reports there are 2,000 rent relief applications filed before Dec. 31 still being processed, and renters say they are running out of savings.
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Watch: Freeport church rings bell to commemorate those lost to COVID-19
More than 463,000 have died from COVID-19 in the United States, including 635 in Maine.
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Injured BIW rigger released from hospital
Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job last month, was released from the hospital on Friday. The accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
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BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push
“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
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Times Record to go digital-only Mondays
The same journalism will remain available online to subscribers five days per week.
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Pandemic threatens Wiscasset nonprofit farm’s long-term survival
Morris Farm in Wiscasset has given away roughly 300 pounds of fresh produce through its free take-what-you-need farm stand since it launched in late August.
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Federal judge rules in favor of MDOT on Topsham-Brunswick bridge replacement suit
The decision means Maine Department of Transportation’s plan to replace the heavily traveled, 90-year-old-bridge can move ahead.
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Mainers hope for more pandemic relief as Congress prepares next funding bill
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she has heard from more than 200 constituents in just the last month asking for more help from Congress.
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Woolwich approves first recreational marijuana greenhouse
Some residents are concerned about traffic and crime.