Your cellphone is a germ factory.
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Posted inMaine, News
York County transportation program offers free rides
York County Community Action Corporation is offering complimentary rides on all of its buses, vans and WAVE vehicles.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Scam robocalls are pitching fake coronavirus tests to vulnerable Americans
Every day for the past week, fraudsters have placed an estimated 1 million or more suspected suspicious calls about coronavirus to Americans’ smartphones.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine, Nation & World, News
Windham woman and daughter stuck in Peru as it locks down its borders
Michelle Kribel and her daughter, Katelyn, were in the Amazon when the country closed its borders, leaving hundreds of Americans stuck there for at least 2 weeks.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland County Jail inmate quarantined, tested for coronavirus
The man was being held on a probation violation for traffic offenses.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Coronavirus could impact Maine state assessment, college entrance exams
The Maine Department of Education will be seeking a waiver from the federal government in the event students are not able to take the annual state assessment.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Food bank calls on Mainers to stop hoarding
Good Shepherd president says hoarders are ‘creating a crisis’ by snatching up months’ worth of food and emptying out grocery stores.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Pandemic causes sharp drop in Maine’s interstate air, rail and bus travel
Passenger volume at Maine’s largest airport is down 70%, while rail and bus ridership has suffered even bigger declines.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine coronavirus cases rise to 52; Gov. Mills pushes U.S. for more testing supplies
While the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention urged Mainers to continue practicing social distancing, Gov. Janet Mills asked the federal government to speed up the release of personal protective equipment and testing supplies.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Coronavirus will radically alter the U.S.
What happens next depends largely on us all making tiny decisions on an daily basis with outsize consequences for our collective future.