Employees in a mass layoff are supposed to receive advance warning and extra compensation, but that isn’t always happening during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inSports
McIlroy, Johnson headline charity match for COVID-19 relief
Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson will team up in a skins game broadcast on live TV on May 17.
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Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges, Sports
CMCC esports shut down during pandemic, but the games aren’t over
Central Maine Community College is holding a Fortnite event this week, and the program is already looking ahead to its second year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines
Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.
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BIW helps Maine company boost nasal swab production for COVID-19 testing
Bath Iron Works is manufacturing 30 machines designed to boost Puritan Medical Group’s production of testing swabs from 20 million to 40 million per month.
Posted inMaine
No fair for Windsor, Litchfield, Monmouth
Other Maine fairs — annual summer traditions for many — are also in jeopardy of not taking place in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns and restrictions on public gatherings.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tom Caron: Jerry Remy can’t wait to call games again
The longtime Red Sox broadcaster, who has resumed cancer treatments, believes baseball will return this summer.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills rebuffs Republican criticism over administration’s pandemic response
Gov. Janet Mills says she has consulted with lawmakers from both parties in developing a reopening plan, and a Republican effort to call the Legislature back so it can revoke her emergency powers is unlikely to win enough support.
Posted inMaine
Old Hallowell Day canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus
The annual event, which has been held for more than 50 years, was canceled after a vote Saturday of planning committee members.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 forces families to make hard choices over funeral arrangements
Funeral homes offer technology to conduct services, but many families are opting to wait to bury loved ones in hopes that coronavirus will fade away and larger gatherings can be held.