Local & State
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Biddeford council approves financial relief measures for residents
The city will waive interest on property taxes and provide free replacement trash bags for residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Portland quarantines dozens at Expo as 2nd illness confirmed at city homeless shelter
Two new arrivals from outside Maine test positive for COVID-19, prompting Portland to close its shelters to newcomers and hold an emergency City Council meeting to address shelter guests who refuse to be quarantined.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Mills seeks disaster declaration as coronavirus infections, deaths rise
The governor's request would make Maine eligible for additional federal funding.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Wells sets restrictions on short-term rentals, hotels in response to outbreak
Town officials are also asking anyone who does return to a seasonal home to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
On this date in Maine history: April 1
April 1, 1968: Dow Air Force Base in Bangor officially closes. The city of Bangor obtains the airfield and reopens it the following year as Bangor International Airport. Bangor had allocated $75,000 for development of the base in 1940. The Maine Military Defense Commission funded the purchase of the base’s land. With construction of what […]
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Anxiety rises as health care workers risk exposure to fight coronavirus
Shortages of personal protective equipment put doctors, nurses and anyone else who works in health care at higher risk of contracting the virus.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Answers to questions about the governor’s stay-at-home order
The order still allows people to take a walk, buy groceries or get medicine at their pharmacy, but limits the number of customers who can be in a store at one time.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Gun shops are now among the businesses Maine considers essential
The change in status, which had affected stores like Cabela's and Kittery Trading Post, came Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated its guidelines on essential businesses.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Thomas Dyro, a mainstay of Portland’s recovery community, dies at age 70
Mr. Dyro got sober in 2002 and became active in several recovery programs.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Portland school officials refining remote learning plans as outbreak goes on
They have been fielding questions around grading, work load and technology, and say they will continue to update plans as they get feedback.
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