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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

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

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck

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

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Wayside Food Programs

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

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Pass-Fail Grades / Bangor Schools

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

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Maine’s 1918 Spanish Flu vs COVID-19

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

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

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

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Quincy Hentzel / Eggs & Issues

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

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

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

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Americans Are Bracing

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Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count

Local Headlines

5 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

9 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate

Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.

3 days ago in National

AP Poll: Why Republicans Lost the Midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear…

3 days ago in National

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.