CDC attributes rise to new cases and more testing.
coronavirus
Posted inNation / World
Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking having some issues
Tech companies have offered database tools to help with tracing efforts, but privacy efforts are a concern because of the need to store detailed information about people and their contacts.
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Posted inSports
NHL notebook: League considering ‘hub’ cities to finish season
Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is considering eight or nine different places to try to finish the season.
Posted inCommunity Sports, Local Sports
May 2020: Coronavirus cancels Lewiston Recreation Department’s in-person summer programs
Canceled programs include tennis, lacrosse and track and field, as well as Camp Smiles day camp and swimming at Kennedy Pool.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Tom Caron: Baseball will look a lot different if it returns
The way players act, from celebrations to spitting to showering at the ballpark, will have to change for the season to start this summer.
Posted inMaine
Women veterans say they were told with little notice to leave Augusta facility
All four residents of Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope say they were told last Thursday they had to be out by Tuesday, and none of them have yet found other places to live.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Portland radio personality Randi Kirshbaum says she was fired for not returning to work in office
Kirshbaum wanted to continue working at home because of health concerns related to COVID-19. She says she was fired by Portland Radio Group, but the company calls it a layoff and says she might be brought back.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Acts of Kindness: Lending a hand to the homeless
A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland’s Preble Street shelter.
Posted inSports
In these times, take a lesson in patience from Chris Evert
Sally Jenkins: Just look back at Chris Evert’s game and it still stands up today, plus provides a modern-day example of the power of patience.