A virus that researchers say is twice as contagious as earlier strains of COVID-19 raises familiar questions: Should I mask up? Travel? What about my family?
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic-related inflation hits Maine auto market, especially for used cars
Used car prices jumped by 45% nationally during the 12-month period ending in June to a record average sale price of $25,000.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainers dig deeper to pay for goods and services as inflation rises
Consumer prices rose by an average of 5% in the Northeast over the past year – three times the annual U.S. average over the previous decade.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
New limited series musical podcast ‘Once in a Lifetime: A Covid Love Story’ starts dropping in September.
When the pandemic derailed Linda Hildonen and Colby Michaud’s first musical stage production, they wrote another, inspired by the pandemic — and broke it up for a podcast.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
New eviction moratorium raising more questions in Lewiston
The more targeted eviction moratorium can be confusing, and may not have a big impact in Maine, some experts say.
Posted inMaine
Summer surge continues in Maine with 165 new COVID-19 cases
The Maine CDC reported one additional death on Saturday, and there were 49 patients with the coronavirus in hospitals around the state.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
United Airlines will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated
It joins a growing number of big corporations that are responding to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin Budget Committee leaders says bonuses for elected officials violate charter
Elected officials, minus the county commissioners, were included among full-time county employees awarded $5,000 in hazard pay for working during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Thousands of Mainers at risk of losing, having to repay federal unemployment aid
About 7,400 people did not submit proof of a prior job, but one top labor organizer blamed poor communication by the state as well as technical issues.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Norwegian Cruise Line asks judge to block Florida passenger vaccine law
The law prohibits cruise companies from demanding that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship.