The main issues the sides face is how to play baseball amid an ongoing global pandemic and how to divvy up a shrinking pile of money.
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Clover Health Care nursing assistant baffled over positive coronavirus test
Stephanie Lauze says she has no symptoms and does not plan to leave her home for the next two weeks.
New cases spiking in southern Maine, raising concerns that COVID-19 is resurging
Androscoggin County’s daily trend has risen nearly 15-fold in recent weeks, while Cumberland County’s has tripled.
Portland’s major hospitals see sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations
But cases at most other hospitals across Maine remained flat over the past week.
Central Maine restaurants report varied business during first week open
Some Augusta and Gardiner restaurant owners are happy with their level of patrons, while one Hallowell business is wondering where diners are.
SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus in June
The move is the latest sign that a college football season of some sort will happen this fall.
NHL players approve 24-team playoff proposal
The proposal now must be approved by the board of governors, and other details must be worked out before hockey can resume.
After violating face covering rule, Bethel brew pub loses health license again
Sunday River Brewing Co. opens Friday without state permit.
Maine CDC reports 71 new coronavirus cases as outbreak hits Cape Elizabeth memory care home
The additional cases and 2 deaths come at a time when the Mills administration is relaxing restrictions on businesses to begin reviving Maine’s economy.
Maine’s biggest unemployment jump ever put jobless rate at nearly 11% in April
The state lost more than 98,000 jobs last month as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state with full force.