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Tonight’s supermoon, biggest and brightest of year, won’t be in quarantine

by MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer April 7, 2020April 8, 2020

A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year

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State asks residents to social distance from black bears

by The Associated Press April 7, 2020April 8, 2020

Maine wildlife officials are asking residents to take precautions to avoid unwanted confrontations with black bears

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Dr. Dora Anne Mills: What it will take to return to ‘normal’

by Dr. Dora Anne Mills MaineHealth April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

I don’t always get a chance to watch the news on the pandemic, but when I do, it sometimes shows me what a bubble I seem to be in. For instance, the headline a couple of days ago was how Maine saw the largest one-day increase in cases. I thought, “well, of course.” Infectious disease […]

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Lack of health care access made rural Maine more vulnerable in the 1918-19 flu pandemic

by Paul Mills Special to the Sun Journal April 5, 2020April 3, 2020

Like a lot civic minded professionals, Dr. William Hatch liked to travel. Befitting one who had been president of the Maine Eclectic Medical Association and who was then the secretary of the New England chapter, the New Sharon based physician was often drawn to the drama of urban life. An accomplished historian he was the […]

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What you need to do to get your government stimulus check

by SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer April 5, 2020April 3, 2020

The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks

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Stimulus package will remain half-baked unless local governments get more of the dough

by Stephanie Leiser University of Michigan April 5, 2020April 3, 2020

State and local authorities are expected to get $150 billion in an attempt to alleviate economic fallout from the coronavirus. But the money will be thinly spread and could run out quickly.

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Dr. Dora Anne Mills: Social distancing will help Maine avoid super-spreading events

by Dr. Dora Anne Mills MaineHealth March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

Other New England states have had experiences with coronavirus cases that can serve as valuable lessons for Maine.

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Coronavirus is a game changer for society not just the economy

by Elliott Epstein Special to the Sun Journal March 29, 2020March 28, 2023

Pandemics like COVID-19 are not only powerful forces for inflicting human suffering but, as history has shown, for causing societal change. The suffering is predictable, but trying to foretell the nature and scope of resulting societal change is like seeing “through a glass darkly.” There will be profound consequences for the U.S. economy if we […]