Citing the strict guidelines placed on restaurants by the state, the owners of Joseph’s Fireside Steakhouse in Waterville have decided to close down for good.
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Residential Mortgage Services donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Residential Mortgage Services Inc., a leading independent, purchase-focused mortgage lender, donated $1,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank toward eliminating hunger. The donation was one of 14 to local food banks in the company’s footprint, which covers primarily the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Eastern Seaboard markets and with an office in Auburn.
Maine Mall to reopen Monday with new rules, but most stores will stay closed
Only a fraction of the South Portland retail center’s roughly 100 stores are expected to reopen immediately, and the food court won’t have tables or chairs.
Harvard Pilgrim donates to eight local nonprofits
PORTLAND — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation donated $10,000 each to eight local nonprofits as part of its continued COVID-19 relief efforts. Receiving funds: Alan Day Community Garden in Norway, Oxford County Mental Health Services in Rumford, Saint Mary’s Nutrition Center, SeniorPlus, Trinity Jubilee Center, United Way of Androscoggin County and YWCA Central Maine, all […]
Justice Department wants to end Maine’s 14-day quarantine for out-of-staters
The department argues the rule is unconstitutional in a legal brief filed Friday in federal court.
Virus could lead revenue-starved states to approve sports, online betting
With many state budgets now resembling smoking craters in the ground as tax revenue disappears in a largely idled economy, even a small revenue boost seems better than none.
Joker’s amusement center in Westbrook closes after 27 years
The company’s president said it wouldn’t be possible to follow strict state reopening guidelines intended to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Debate in Congress over $600 jobless payments heats up as claims rise
The number of people receiving the aid now tops 30 million – one in five workers.
Virus deaths hit 100,000 and U.S. funeral business is in trouble
COVID-19 has made large, traditional funeral services a thing of the past.
Indoor recreation businesses proceed cautiously toward reopening
How Maine can have groups of people socialize safely under the same roof is a question without an agreed-upon answer.