Some are concerned about potential violence if protesters and Trump supporters gather outside Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, where the president plans to visit Friday.
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NBA owners approve 22-team restart in late July in Florida
Remaining teams will play eight games to determine playoff seeds; medical protocols are still being negotiated between owners and the union.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lisbon’s Moxie Festival canceled
The Town Council canceled the annual event because of gathering restrictions related to the coronavirus
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawmakers furious after Maine’s top labor official fails to attend briefing
Labor and Housing Committee members said it was inexcusable for Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman not to appear and answer questions Thursday, but Gov. Janet Mills said legislative leaders were told last week that Fortman was unlikely to attend.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills accelerates reopening for bars, tasting rooms and gyms in 13 counties
Similar businesses in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties will not be able to reopen on June 12, however, because of continued spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston has had the most COVID-19 cases of any Maine zip code; part of Portland has the highest prevalence
The newly released data, which details only 55 of Maine’s 400 zip codes, show that the northern Maine town of Medway has the second highest per capita caseload.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Another 24,500 Maine jobless claims filed as anti-fraud measures delay some payments
The number of new claims remains high as the state probes thousands of fraudulent claims made with stolen personal information.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington’s escape room owners develop treasure hunts
Farmington Underground owners find a new way to offer a challenge activity while they await Gov. Mills’s announcement as to when they can reopen their escape rooms.
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Waterford entrepreneur aids reopening businesses
WATERFORD — Maine’s self-employed have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite early assurances to the contrary, most applying for unemployment assistance programs have been denied if they have been able to get that far in the process at all. And as the services and products offered by independents business owners tend more towards […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Poland officials accept money for tree planting; unable to set Town Meeting date
POLAND — Local officials voted Tuesday to accept a state grant for tree planting at the town’s municipal complex. Town Manager Matthew Garside said Wednesday members of the Board of Selectpersons accepted a $4,000 grant under the Canopy Program administered by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The money will be used to […]