Outdoor movies will start showing at 4 Maine drive-ins this week and some are already sold out, with people eager for their first out-of-the-house entertainment in 2 months.
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Posted inMaine, News
Cities and towns press for answers from governor’s office on town meetings, elections
Maine communities say they are feeling hamstrung by a lack of guidance from the state on how to run elections, prepare budgets and implement economic reopening during the pandemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Central, western Maine bike shops see surge in sales during stay-at-home order
Owners say supplies may not keep up with the demand.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
RSU 10 board approves $29.4M budget; referendum is July 14
The budget is a 5.53% increase from this year’s budget and it’s an overall average decrease of 1.356% to the district’s seven towns.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Acts of Kindness: Finding new ways to support cancer patients
The co-owners of a growing cosmetic company have purchased $12,000 worth of goods from local small businesses that will be combined into gift boxes for cancer patients.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Faxes and email: Old technology slows COVID-19 response
The U.S. created the internet, but you’d never know it given the chaotic way its public health officials collect vital pandemic data.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine retailers begin to reopen under new rules, with new concerns
Resuming business during the pandemic involves a lot more than unlocking the door, flipping over a sign and turning on the lights.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Fed chairman warns of long downturn if Congress, White House don’t provide more economic aid
Jerome Powell’s grim statement is a sharp departure from the economic optimism that President Trump and some senior administration officials have expressed in recent days.
Posted inMaine
Maine is the only state that’s not calculating positive test rate daily
The Maine CDC says the proportion of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a key metric used to monitor outbreaks and guide reopening, but it is calculating the rate only once a week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine businesses expect heavy losses and job cuts this year, survey shows
Nearly 1,500 Maine companies said they expect revenue and employment to drop because of the pandemic and restrictions imposed to contain it.