The shortened 72-game season will tip off Dec. 22, with training camps opening Dec. 1 and preseason games running Dec. 11 to Dec. 19.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine CDC changes policy on investigating probable cases of COVID-19
The agency says it will no longer investigate probable cases of people who haven’t tested positive, even if they have had contact with someone who has.
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Posted inNation / World
‘Tired to the bone’: U.S. hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases
The number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 in the U.S. has doubled in the past month and set new records every day this week.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Rick Savage refuses to close Sunday River Brewing Co. despite court order
A judge issued an order for Sunday River Brewing Co. to close until its license suspension has been lifted.
Posted inNation / World
Empty desks: Coronavirus robs U.S. classrooms of teachers
Hundreds of school employees in the U.S. have died of the coronavirus.
Posted inNation / World
What’s with the confusion over masks? Here’s a Q&A.
Since the coronavirus first appeared, authorities have gained a better understanding of how it spreads and how masks can help stop that spread.
Posted inMaine
Maine officials hoping federal relief efforts will help state
The director of the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future stressed the importance of continuing to focus on economic growth even as Maine struggles with widespread COVID-19 infections.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Auburn YMCA, Paris Elementary record COVID-19 outbreaks
The YMCA has temporarily shut down its child care programs. Paris Elementary School has closed to in-person learning until after Thanksgiving.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 cautiously closes Farmington area schools Wednesday
With two COVID-19 cases at RSU 9 confirmed and a backlogged CDC, select schools will close for an extended period.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Year-end financial cliffs are looming for millions of Americans
The biggest blow will likely come from the end of two federal unemployment-insurance programs, with roughly 12 million people facing a late-December cutoff.