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Published
May 7, 2020

Augusta firefighter tests positive for COVID-19, prompting quarantine of others

The Augusta city emergency services worker is now resting at home, while five others have been placed on a 14-day quarantine, according to the fire chief.
Published
May 7, 2020

Breach of attorney-client privilege in Somerset County sparks concern in Maine legal community

The coronavirus pandemic has stripped lawyers of the surest way to communicate privately with clients: Face-to-face in a private room. Relying now on recorded telephone lines and videoconferencing systems, lawyer-client conversations are at risk.
Published
May 5, 2020

Gardiner teacher’s success built on relationships

Kristin Lorbeski has learned her students will not learn if they do not like coming to school. Her challenge now is to keep them connected so they continue to learn at home.
Published
May 5, 2020

Common Ground Country Fair pulls plug on 2020 event but aims to stage ‘virtual fair’

The popular agricultural event, held each fall in Unity, is the latest to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 4, 2020

Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines

Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Published
May 4, 2020

No fair for Windsor, Litchfield, Monmouth

Other Maine fairs — annual summer traditions for many — are also in jeopardy of not taking place in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns and restrictions on public gatherings.
Published
May 4, 2020

Old Hallowell Day canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus

The annual event, which has been held for more than 50 years, was canceled after a vote Saturday of planning committee members.
Published
May 4, 2020

Skowhegan Walmart found to have discriminated against longtime employee

Michael Morin filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission after company officials said a change in its computerized scheduling system could not accommodate his modified schedule.
Published
May 4, 2020

Millions of alewives running the Sebasticook River, scaling Benton Falls Dam ladder

While the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the Benton Alewife Festival this year, alewives continue to return to the upper reaches of the Sebasticook River in droves while the reopening of China Lake to the fish progresses.
Published
April 30, 2020

Central Maine police weigh order requiring face coverings in public

Police throughout the region have discussed treating the matter on a case-by-case basis, with plenty of common sense and an eye toward education.