The investigators find ’reasonable grounds’ to believe that Dr. Rick Bright was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that the president touted as a remedy for COVID-19.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington Fair status to be decided August 1
Officials will make a final decision on holding this year’s Farmington Fair August 1.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Local Memorial Day services cancelled, changed
This year because of COVID-19, traditional Memorial Day services and parades aren’t being held or are being done differently.
Posted inNation / World
Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening
Agency scientists were told the guidance ‘would never see the light of day,’ according to a CDC official.
Posted inNation / World
Smartphone data shows out-of-state visitors flocked to Georgia as restaurants, businesses reopened
Researchers say the data shows the potential perils of reopening states piecemeal amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine
Racial disparity grows along with Maine’s number of virus cases
Blacks and African Americans make up 1.6% of Maine’s population but more than 6% of its coronavirus infections.
Posted inLocal Sports
Golf notes: MSGA cancels Charlie’s Maine Open, postpones other events to the fall
The men’s Club Team and Senior Club Team Championships, and the men’s Mid-Amateur Championship have been rescheduled to September. The MSGA hasn’t made a decision on the Men’s and Women’s Amateurs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As many as 2,000 workers needed in Maine to support production of virus tests
CoWorx, a staffing firm with an office in Saco, is looking to hire up to 2,000 people to assemble diagnostic testing kits, including at Abbott Laboratories.
