Homeless advocates in Lewiston discuss how COVID-19 puts homeless at even greater risk.
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Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, River Valley
Coronavirus updates, notices: CMCC prints masks and more closings
CMCC ‘printing’ respirator masks AUBURN — Members of the Information Technology Services Department at Central Maine Community College in Auburn are making respirator masks to be donated to local health care providers. Some of the masks might also be used by IT workers who will be handling laptops for student use in the college’s parking […]
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Former Bates lacrosse player Jack Allard yet to start experimental treatment
Doctors are waiting for 25-year-old’s condition to improve before he receives a novel antiviral drug called Remdesivir.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Readiness Associates hosting coronavirus webinar for chamber members
LEWISTON — Readiness Associates, a Portland-based national consulting firm that helps clients prepare for natural and man-made disasters, is conducting a webinar on the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday at 11 a.m. that’s free for members of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. The web-based presentation, “Coping with the Current Pandemic Crisis with Readiness Associates,” […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Oxford Hills
Veterans organizations are concerned about paying bills
The VFW, AMVETS and American Legion are feeling the pinch of being closed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
Gov. Mills eases some workforce training rules in high-demand fields
A community college system program is working on free online training programs in fields such as medical assisting.
Posted inNation / World
New York governor begs for help amid ‘staggering’ number of deaths
The state’s death toll climbed by more than 250 in a single day, for a total of more than 1,200 victims, most of them in New York City.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says
He is on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore board awards mowing contract; Town Office to stay closed
Michael Webber of Livermore Falls bid $7,000 per year for three years.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston bookstore stays in business by filling boxes instead of shelves
Readers from Maine to California emailing orders for shipment.