Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.
coronavirus
Posted inNation / World
White House, Democrats set deadline for deal on virus relief that could stave off evictions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows agreed to address lapsed unemployment benefits and eviction restrictions this week and hold a vote in Congress next week.
advertisement
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Marshwood Center to get rapid COVID-19 test
The unit will provide results within hours, but they will not be as accurate.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 directors to consider delaying start of classes
The board will vote Monday at Mountain Valley High School.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Masks now required at Maine day care facilities
The new rules went into effect Monday.
Posted inBusiness, News
Bruno’s Restaurant closes temporarily
The Portland restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine now allows federal jobless claimants to upload income history
Many recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Maine receive the minimum weekly benefit because the state labor department has no proof of their past income.
Posted inMaine, News
Another COVID-19 cluster reported among Maine blueberry workers
Four employees of Wyman’s have tested positive, the 3rd cluster of cases among blueberry processors or growers – but those infected were all tested and quarantined before starting work, the state says.
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford Fair canceled due to pandemic
Directors to meet with 4-H beef exhibitors.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: White House, Democrats set deadline for deal on aid that could stave off evictions
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — The White House and Democratic leaders agreed to try to finalize a deal to address lapsed unemployment benefits and eviction restrictions by the end of this week and hold a vote in Congress next week, suddenly trying to rush stalled […]