Care and Share Food Closets continues services in Farmington The Care and Share Food Closet has put emergency procedures in place due to coronavirus pandemic and as of Monday they have worked well, Leiza Hiltz Scerbo, executive director, wrote in a newsletter. The closet that serves the greater Farmington area will remain open for regular […]
Carl Natale
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Grocery stores set aside shopping hours for seniors amid coronavirus fears
Hannaford, Shaw’s and Walmart are among the stores that are easing the fears of senior citizens over the coronavirus by reserving shopping times exclusively for them.
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Dora Anne Mills: Why day cares remain open and not everyone gets tested
Dr. Dora Anne Mills answers questions on reporting COVID-109 cases, day care centers, testing, the impact of the pandemic and vulnerability of children.
Posted inNation / World
Two New Yorkers extend ‘invisible hands’ in virus outbreak
Two 20-something New Yorkers have amassed an army of volunteers to deliver food and medicine to the most vulnerable in the coronavirus outbreak
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Live coronavirus updates: Auburn fire stations closed to the public
Auburn Fire Department restricts visitors at fire stations To keep its staff healthy to respond to emergencies, the Auburn Fire Department is temporarily closing fire stations to the public. Anyone with an emergency should call 911. Burn permits can be obtained at www.maineburnpermit.com or www.wardensreport.com. Contact Sarah Hulbert at shulbert@auburnmaine.gov or (207) 333-6633, ext. 4. […]
Posted inMaine
People need to take responsibility to slow the novel coronavirus’ spread
Dr. Dora Anne Mills explains the math behind how coronavirus can spread through Maine and why it needs to be slowed down.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L.Bean to close its retail stores until March 29
FREEPORT — L.L.Bean has announced it is temporarily closing its retail stores beginning Monday night. The stores will be closed by midnight and remain so until March 29. This will be the fifth time L.L.Bean has closed its flagship store in Freeport. It is the first time the flagship will be closed for more than […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Latest coronavirus-related updates
School meals, municipal cancellations, building closures
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Live coronavirus updates: Public and Catholic schools canceling classes for several weeks
Some stores reducing hours to replenish stock Some grocery and department stores are reducing hours so they can catch-up to restock store shelves. Shaws posted on social media that they will be closing most stores at 10 p.m. nightly instead of 11 p.m. Some Walmart stores that close at midnight will now be closing at […]
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We need to inoculate against ‘alternate facts’ to fight COVID-19
Donald Trump’s smoke machine has been running full blast, puffing out misinformation to play down the danger of the Coronavirus epidemic in an effort to reverse the stock market’s plunge and increase his chances of re-election. But neither the COVID-19 virus nor the stock market are paying attention to what Trump has to say about the epidemic and increasingly the public isn’t either. COVID-19, like all forms of microbial life, is following its own biological […]