The state is expecting 600,000 voters will cast absentee ballots — and an overall turnout of 75% for the Nov. 3 election.
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Massachusetts sets fall high school sports guidelines, with no football until February
Officials approve low- and moderate-risk sports – golf, cross country, field hockey, soccer, gymnastics, volleyball – to start Sept. 18, and a “floating season” for football starting in February.
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World Cup ski circuit skipping U.S., Canada swing, including stop in Killington, Vermont
The traditional North American loop – which included a stop in Killington, Vermont for the women’s tour – will be skipped this season due to safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic
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State cites Millinocket inn after COVID-19 outbreak at wedding
Thirty-two people who attended the wedding or reception at Big Moose Inn in Millinocket have fallen ill, the Maine CDC reports.
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Fauci recovering after surgery to remove vocal cord polyp
The growth caused the notably raspy voice of the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert.
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Maine postal workers demand funding, federal action to reverse mail delays
Postal union leaders are pushing for $25 billion that’s stalled in the U.S. Senate and calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s removal.
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Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment
The programs are taking off, thanks to communications technology, portable medical equipment and teams of doctors, nurses, X-ray techs and paramedics.
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If colleges prioritize football during this pandemic, their true sickness will be revealed
Sally Jenkins: There is no recognition that football complicates the already highly problematic exercise of reopening schools, and may act as an accelerant.
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Gov. Mills announces $200 million relief fund for small businesses
A state-funded grant program is aimed at stabilizing small employers, but business groups worry it will not be enough for some to stave off disaster.
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Growing evidence shines a light on children’s role in virus transmission
A new paper finding high viral loads and high positivity rates in children joins other studies suggesting that some children may be “silent spreaders.”