Local & State
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
‘Deepening concern’ as more COVID-19 cases hit Bates College
Students told to stay on campus until they go home at Thanksgiving
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Portland schools will stop asking families to verify daily COVID symptom checks
Only 50 to 60% of students were verifying that they'd completed the checks, making additional work for school nurses and staff, the district says.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Mills requires face coverings in public as Maine sets another record with 183 new cases
Face coverings are now required in all public places in Maine, even where physical distancing is possible.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Waste collectors injured by chemicals in trash
Two Casella Waste Systems employees were hospitalized with chemical burns after a container filled with hydrochloric acid burst in the York County town of Dayton.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Unemployment claims remain high in Maine as virus cases spike
Roughly 2,500 residents filed new jobless claims or reopened previous claims last week, while another 44,000 continuing claims were filed.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
With pre-election polls so far off, so often, should we pay any attention to them?
Pollsters and election experts say there are just too many, done to varying degrees of thoroughness, to provide any real value to voters.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Postmortem: How well did Maine handle the pandemic election?
A town clerk and the state's top election official say that, all things considered, the unusual election ran fairly smoothly.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Central Maine Power energy corridor project nearly ready to begin
The Army Corps of Engineers issues a key permit for the controversial project, but a lawsuit challenging the agency's findings is ongoing.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
These voting blocs propelled Collins to reelection
Identity politics, often tied to where people live, their education and their income, among other things, are increasingly driving voters' preferences.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Voters reject Portland’s cautious approach to retail marijuana
The elimination of a cap on cannabis stores in Maine's largest city passes by a 6-percentage-point margin.
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