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Wednesday, April 8, 202004/08/2020

Remote Learning

Maine education commissioner recommends remote learning for rest of school year.

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Wednesday, April 8, 202004/08/2020

Maine’s Primary Moved

Maine’s June primary likely to be pushed to July because of coronavirus

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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.

Local Headlines

15 minutes ago in Local

Man Accused of Murdering Another Man Before Portland Police Shot, Injured Him

Fresh

Two officers are on administrative leave.

14 hours ago in Local

Portland Jetport Among Airports Hit by Technical Problems at Key Air Traffic Center

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast

14 hours ago in Local

Prime Bayside Lots in Portland Now Being Marketed for Development

The city rezoned the property for dense commercial housing.

National Headlines

28 minutes ago in National

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

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It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.