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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Bruce Poliquin / Connecting With Family

Bruce Poliquin speaks  to Matt Gagnon and shares A couple heartwarming stories about not being able visit his 90-year-old parents…

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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update about Portland’s ongoing response to COVID-19.  All vehicle access to back cove…

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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck

Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck speaks to Matt Gagnon. Court Activity Is Down. There is Concern about the possibility of…

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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Wayside Food Programs

Rachel Freedman, Special Project & Communications Manager with Wayside Food Programs in Portland speaks to Matt  Hunger Relief in the…

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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Pass-Fail Grades / Bangor Schools

Matt  Gagnon talks about Bangor schools shifting to pass-fail grades after school buildings close. 

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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Maine’s 1918 Spanish Flu vs COVID-19

In 1918, a pandemic swept through Maine — and offers lessons for containing COVID-19.  Matt speaks about this and also…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

Commissioner Laura Fortman speaks to Matt about The Health of Maine’s unemployment system depends on how long coronavirus persists.

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC gives us an Update On Coronavirus in state of Maine.

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Quincy Hentzel / Eggs & Issues

Eggs & Issues: The Impact of COVID-19 in Maine Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 8 AM – 9 AM* |…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

 From Friday:  Noem calls out ‘herd mentality’ of shelter-in-place orders

Local Headlines

5 hours ago in Local

Passenger Faces Charges After Bangor Airport Confrontation

The man was arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail.

6 hours ago in Local

Maine Distributing Free Lockable Marijuana Storage Bags

The bags are being distributed to participating retailers.

9 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills says trade war with Canada is killing jobs in newspaper op-ed

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is delivering a direct message to the Canadian people amid a trade war with the United States.

National Headlines

13 hours ago in National, Trending

More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed at least 2 people, others missing

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

4 days ago in National

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific Ocean as Dolly churns in the Atlantic

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

4 days ago in National

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.

6 days ago in National

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.