MPA rules out tackle football for the fall, instead hopes to have season in late winter or early spring.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn schools reopening Monday
Some staff and supply shortages will not affect the delayed beginning.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine economic recovery grants attract fewer applicants than expected
The state will award up to $100,000 to qualified applicants, but small organizations aren’t sure how much they stand to receive and some businesses feel they were shut out of the $200 million program.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
No high school games, or even practices, in counties designated yellow
Thursday’s announcement comes as officials say that football and volleyball cannot be played across the state this fall because of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Sports, Varsity Maine
No football, volleyball to be played at Maine high schools this fall
The Maine Principals’ Association says it will try to provide a season for those sports in the late winter/early spring. All other fall sports are a go.
Posted inMaine, News
Sanford council adopts mask ordinance as virus spreads in city
The ordinance, effective for 90 days, has an enforcement provision that includes fines and possible closure for businesses that don’t comply.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Trump campaign wants federal judge to kill Nevada vote-by-mail law
Less than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump’s campaign is urging a federal judge to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Does my employer have to say if a coworker has the virus?
Employers are generally not required to tell workers when someone in the workplace has tested positive for the coronavirus
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 31 new coronavirus cases, with 14 in York County
York County has been the epicenter of Maine’s COVID-19 spread in recent weeks.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine jobless claims remain virtually unchanged
Roughly 66,000 Mainers filed for unemployment benefits in the first week of September, a slight decline from the 67,500 who filed the previous week.