The onset of colder weather usually prompts a shift to doing business indoors, but this year there is a strong incentive to put it off as long as possible.
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Pandemic adds to staffing crisis, forced overtime in Maine jails
Across the country, shortages of corrections officers have made overtime an industry norm, cost taxpayers money and fueled concerns about safety.
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Aquaboggan Water Park closes for season after police issue cease-and-desist order
Authorities say they were concerned that large gatherings of people inside Aquaboggan Water Park posed a significant risk of transmitting the COVID-19 virus.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Central Maine theaters take cautious steps toward fall season
Theaters and event centers are taking different approaches to welcoming people back through their doors as they wait to see when public health restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 might loosen.
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Sanford pastor says congregants with COVID-19 ‘are doing well’
The Maine CDC is investigating whether five cases at Calvary Baptist Church are connected to a Millinocket wedding reception outbreak.
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Bowdoin College reports first coronavirus case just days before start of classes
The out-of-state student received the positive result on the way to campus and was placed in isolation immediately upon arrival, according to college officials. The student did not interact with any Bowdoin College or Brunswick community members before starting quarantine.
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Maine CDC reports 23 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths
The agency has identified two additional outbreaks resulting from a crowded wedding reception in Millinocket, and is now investigating a possible third – at a church in Sanford.
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Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox says the spike could threaten the city’s health-care system and the local economy.
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Couples getting married face changing plans, ‘wedding shaming’ in wake of outbreak
The Millinocket reception that led to more than 120 COVID-19 cases and counting has had a logistical and emotional toll on Maine couples with upcoming weddings.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers cite postal failures, worries ahead of November election
Across the state, customers tell of late or lost letters and packages as scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service mounts amid a global pandemic and before the presidential vote.