College senior Gina Pardi misses the chance to say goodbye to friends now that she has returned to Maine to complete her studies remotely.
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Catholics take to unburdening at drive-thru confessions
Across Maine, priests have found creative ways to stay in touch with their flocks during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Cities and towns shift to virtual meetings to carry out public’s business
Videoconferencing has become the new normal as Maine municipalities adjust to doing necessary business in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
States, countries with stay-at-home orders may give Mainers a glimpse of what to expect
Twenty-six states and several countries prohibit going out in public, with exceptions.
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About 500 worshippers in Louisiana church defy ban on gatherings
Seven of over 160 people diagnosed with coronavirus in East Baton Rouge Parish have died, the state says.
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Maine’s eel season, delayed by virus, finally gets started
Fishermen are expected to begin the state’s lucrative harvest of baby eels after the coronavirus outbreak forced the season to be held back
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme
The coronavirus crisis: It could be worse
Bad? Sure, it’s bad. It’s miserable, frustrating and unrelenting, this COVID business. In spite of round-the-clock, all-you-can-eat news updates on THE CRISIS, firm answers elude us. How bad will it get? How long will it continue? Will my circle of friends and family still be intact when it’s over? Is anyone I love dying even […]
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Dr. Fauci predicts up to 200,000 U.S. deaths
The government’s top infectious-disease expert also says millions could become infected from the coronavirus.
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Experts converge on strategy to ease coronavirus restrictions safely
The latest proposal divides coming months into four phases and sets ‘triggers’ for states to move from one phase to the next.
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Brunswick based STARC Systems to ramp up production of containment units amid coronavirus battle
Officials are doubling production of containment units that can be used to create instant isolation rooms and quarantine sections in hospitals.