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Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth
Half of all small businesses expect to need more aid from the government over the next 12 months to survive, according to a survey.
It’s not Maine Maple Sunday, but this new fall event will do
Thirty maple farms throughout the state, including farms in Albion, Clinton, Buxton and Sidney, are gearing up to host open houses this weekend instead of the traditional Maine Maple Sunday on the fourth Sunday in March.
In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid after ending talks
The president presses for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic.
Midcoast Federal Credit Union to merge with Maine State Credit Union
The combined entity would operate as Maine State Credit Union, with over $725 million in assets and 46,000 members across eight locations.
Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreak at Applebee’s in Auburn
As of Tuesday evening, the Center Street restaurant was still open to the public.
Loosening restrictions unlikely to help Maine music venues and theaters
Several organizers in Maine’s performing arts community said the state’s move to Phase Four is unlikely to alter their plans.
Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon conspiracy theory
QAnon is the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and ‘deep state’ government officials.
‘It’s time to MacGyver’: State keeps moving with a smaller highway fund
MaineDOT planning chief Jennifer Brickett talked travel, priorities and passenger rail at a chamber breakfast Thursday at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport.
What it means for Maine to enter ‘Phase 4’ of reopening
Bars will reopen Nov. 2, while restaurants can have more people inside starting Oct. 13.