Local & State
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Portland workers intervene in lawsuit against new hazard pay ordinance
Two employees of Whole Foods ask a judge to enforce the voter-approved measure that raises the minimum wage for some workers during emergencies like the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Press Herald to partner with Boston Globe on Spotlight project
Penelope Overton will be the lead reporter working with the Globe’s famed investigative unit.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
System crash shuts down state business grant program on its first day
A state official says the application website for a $40 million aid program to tourism and hospitality businesses was closed Thursday and applicants can reapply Friday.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Coast Guard says distress call reporting a sinking fishing boat was a hoax
A high-ranking Coast Guard official said Thursday's fake mayday call was particularly offensive, given the loss of the Portland fishing boat Emmy Rose and its 4-man crew last week.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Thousands more Mainers apply for unemployment
Job losses remain high as a December deadline on federal benefits looms and Maine's labor commissioner asks Congress to extend aid.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Maine CDC reports record 346 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths
It's the first time new daily cases have gone over 300 in Maine, a sign that the post-holiday surge dreaded by public health officials has arrived.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Fire engulfs Waterville home during early morning hours Thursday
The blaze in the city's South End drew firefighters from multiple communities across central Maine.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Westbrook High Class of ’68 not deterred by pandemic
Rather than buy gifts for one another, they again donate to the toy fund.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
L.L. Bean sees delays in UPS package pickups as online shopping surges
UPS says it is working with its largest customers to ‘ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them’ so it can handle the flood of packages triggered by online holiday shopping during the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Maine hospitals preparing for rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Hospital systems across the state are lining up ultra-cold freezers and preparing to vaccinate staff and other community members within weeks, but some Mainers may not be vaccinated until later next year.
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