coronavirus
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Southern Midcoast cancellations and closures
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Trump invokes emergency authority to expand nation’s virus testing capacity
As the president invokes the rarely used emergency powers and lays out steps to buoy the economy, markets plummet worldwide.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Harpswell cancels most of Town Meeting, postpones budget decision
The town could operate at 2019 budget numbers until it has approved a new budget, if legislation being discussed in Augusta is approved.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Unemployment claims in Maine surpassed February’s total in just 3 days this week
Nearly 5,000 Mainers have claimed unemployment since Sunday, putting Maine on track to surpass the highest weekly total since the Great Recession.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to pay out $500 billion to Americans starting in April
Two sets of checks, with amounts depending on income and family size, are the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy amid the coronavirus epidemic.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Old Orchard Beach High staff member tests positive for virus
In a letter to families, Superintendent John Suttie said some staff and students may have been exposed.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Maine State Ferry Service updates service plan during coronavirus outbreak
There have been no changes to the schedules but if crews are struck by virus, that may change.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Gov. Mills closes restaurant dining rooms and bars, prohibits social gatherings of more than 10
The governor issues the executive order, which runs through March 31, after the number of coronavirus cases in the state goes from zero to 42 in less than a week.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
U.S. and Canada are closing shared border to nonessential travel
Both countries are eager to choke off the spread of the coronavirus but also maintain their vital economic relationship.
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