A relief fund created in March was spent to support small businesses, unemployed workers, schools, healthcare providers and local governments.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
New Portland buildings to be designed, built to reflect post-pandemic reality
New office and medical buildings are being built to promote safer working conditions that limit viral spread.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Third Lewiston school designated as outbreak site
Five cases in 14 days linked to McMahon Elementary, as school closes until January, superintendent said Friday night.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine Medical Center, SMHC, MaineGeneral hit record number of COVID-19 inpatients
The burden continues to ease at hard-hit Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and plateaus at Lewiston’s hospitals.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News, Politics
FDA authorizes use of first coronavirus vaccine, raising hope in deadly pandemic
Now comes the complex distribution process aimed at speeding vaccines nationwide to fight the virus that is killing thousands.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Retailers urge shoppers to buy early to beat shipping crunch
The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
What seniors can expect when COVID vaccines begin to roll out
Here’s a look at what’s known, what’s not and what lies ahead.
Posted inNation / World, News
FDA says it ‘will rapidly work toward’ approval of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
When the FDA follows with an emergency authorization, the shots will start being moved to the states within 24 hours, according to officials at Operation Warp Speed.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mills orders stores to deny entry to maskless shoppers as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Janet Mills also says she is ‘running out of available public health tools,’ short of closing schools or businesses, to try to contain the spread of the virus.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England
New Hampshire governor blasts anti-maskers after House speaker dies: ‘Don’t act like a bunch of children’
Rep. Dick Hinch’s death comes as New Hampshire grapples with its worst surge since the beginning of the pandemic.