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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 board OKs high school winter sports for Rumford and Buckfield starting Feb. 8
Rumford and Buckfield schools can play when risk of virus spread is moderate.
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Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College hockey coaches navigate recruiting during COVID-19 pandemic
NCAA Division I coaches and those in the Division III NESCAC conference can’t recruit in person or have players visit their campuses, so the majority of recruiting is being done through a computer and TV screens this year.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football ready to start practice for spring season
Still unsure whether they can hold home games, the Black Bears will start preparing next week for a six-game CAA spring season.
Posted inBusiness
Potential tax on Paycheck Protection Program loans leaves businesses nervous
Under Gov. Janet Mills’s budget proposal, Maine businesses would have to pay state income taxes on the forgivable federal loans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans
The governor says she’s having departments look for federal funds that would let the state balance its budget without taxing businesses for Paycheck Protection Program money they received.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Closing time for Rebecca’s Place in Augusta as owner calls it quits
After more than 40 years in business, Nancy Berg decided Saturday that she was done, citing her inability to hire enough staff to keep Rebecca’s Place running.
Posted inMaine, News
Republican staffer at Maine House tests positive for COVID-19
A memo from the Legislature’s human resources director says a staff member for the House Republican caucus tested positive last week but had no close contacts with other State House staff.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Some Maine farms to get federal loan relief
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
Posted inNation / World, News
States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new variant
Although the COVID-19 death toll is close to all-time highs at nearly 3,350 a day on average, new cases and hospitalizations have dropped in the U.S.