Lewiston drive-in partners with Maine Family Credit Union to give kids free food.
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Strike up the looms: Maine Heritage Weavers producing material for 50,000 donated masks
The project started Monday and the face masks are going out nationwide to sick children and their families.
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Maine gas prices fall below $2 per gallon as more motorists stay home
The average price in Maine was $1.93 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, a price not seen since early 2016.
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Community steps up to help hospital cope with health crisis
Maine health care students help their hard-pressed future colleagues, Bates College, businesses and others also offer assistance.
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Spring coaches appreciate opportunity to touch base with their players
MPA relaxed its ‘hands off’ rule, allowing communication about individual training and conditioning exercises.
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Maine construction industry slows down but keeps working
Construction companies and workers are taking new measures to keep job sites safe, but worry that updated coronavirus restrictions could halt projects.
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Gov. Mills to increase pay for direct care workers 3 months early
The increase, passed by the Legislature, was set to go into effect on July 1 but now will happen on April 1 to help ensure that home care is available to older Mainers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
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As more Mainers become unemployed, are some getting scared back into work?
Josh Johnstone, a rigger at Bath Iron Works, says he’s struggling with whether to pursue an unemployment claim or look for work elsewhere as Maine sees a large volume of initial claims for unemployment insurance.
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University of Maine System cancels in-person graduations
Degrees will still be awarded on schedule and individual campuses are making plans for alternative ceremonies.