The governor also approved outdoor service at bars, breweries and tasting rooms beginning Wednesday. Gyms, nail salons and tattoo parlors also can reopen everywhere.
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Bates College plans to reopen for fall semester
President Clayton Spencer outlined many changes to the Lewiston campus during a weekend talk to alumni.
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The Latest: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim, polls find
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. DETROIT — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt […]
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Republican senator defends Trump’s Tulsa rally as health official warns it’s ‘a huge risk factor’
Novel coronavirus cases have set new daily records in Oklahoma in recent days.
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Businesses struggle to survive in strangely quiet York Beach
The summer season there and in other coastal Maine towns is off to a vastly different start this year because of the coronavirus and restrictions on visitors from out of state.
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Pandemic complicates life on Peaks Island for photographer, family
Beginning in March, my wife and I were ships in the night – when she was working, I was home.
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Spruce Mountain graduates ‘accelerate’ toward new experiences, opportunities
The coronavirus pandemic meant the last day of in-school instruction for the seniors was Friday, March 13.
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Mt. Blue graduates hailed for their resilience
Many graduates referred to themselves as the “Class of Corona,” instead of the Class of 2020.
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Gov. Cuomo threatens to ‘reverse’ reopening in Manhattan, Hamptons amid rampant social-distancing violations
He chides both businesses and local leaders over a city gone stir crazy.
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Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition
State and local leaders have no say as tribal nations are recognized as sovereign under the Constitution.