Many local churches are opting to keep closed weeks or months more. Those that do reopen must limit services to 50 people, including the officiants and attendants.
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Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Mount Apatite Park: A city oasis where ‘social distancing just kind of happens on its own’
Improvements have made the area even more popular, drawing a range of outdoor enthusiasts, including dog walkers, joggers, mountain bikers, hikers, bird-watchers and gem hunters.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
More people on the trails raises health concerns for some
Runners and trail users in the more populated areas of the state have been forced to deal with heavier use by the general public as other recreational options such as city and state parks and beaches have been closed due to restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Posted inSports
U.S. Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID tests
Officials say their goal is to hold the date in New York at its usual time of year.
Posted inNation / World
Health care workers protest lack of protective gear
Health care workers have rallied in New London, Connecticut, to protest what they call a shortage of personal protective equipment as they treat patients with the coronavirus.
Posted inNation / World
Pandemic’s overall death toll in U.S. likely surpassed 100,000 weeks ago
The numbers analyzed by a Yale School of Public Health research team could include people who died as a result of the epidemic but not from the disease itself.
Posted inMaine
Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food
The announcement comes days after a decision to postpone the June 1 reopening of southern Maine restaurants drew complaints.
Posted inNation / World
US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks
Government leaders in the U.S. are warning that the massive protests following the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis could fuel a new surge in cases of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Number of eliminated college sports programs nearing 100
Critics say not all of the cuts were necessary, citing the benefits those sports bring to the schools.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
H.S. football: What might season look like this fall?
High school football coaches wonder how to safely begin a season while adhering to social distancing rules.