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Shoe manufacturer New Balance to produce PPE

A Boston-based shoe manufacturer with factories in Maine will begin producing personal protective equipment.

Biddeford Food Pantry resumes normal hours, takes steps to prevent spread of coronavirus

The Biddeford Food Pantry has resumed its normal operating schedule.

Two more coronavirus-related deaths in Maine reported; total cases rise to 303

The Maine CDC on Tuesday confirmed two more deaths due to complications from coronavirus.

Maine commission gives bicentennial grants to 133 projects

A commission supporting bicentennial festivals and projects around Maine has awarded more than $400,000 in grants.

Maine extends deadline for boating registrations

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says the state of Maine will allow boaters to operate without a 2020 registration until April 30 this year.

1 dead in Blue Hill, Maine, car crash

Police in Maine say a 66-year-old Blue Hill man died in a car crash in his hometown.

Avangrid, CMP’s parent company, donates 6,000 masks to MEMA

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s largest electric utility is donating 6,000 masks to the Maine Emergency Management Agency to protect front-line medical workers from the coronavirus.

CDC: A sixth of Maine’s coronavirus cases are health care workers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The head of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says about one-sixth of Maine’s 275 positive cases of the coronavirus have been health care workers.

Maine CDC reporting 275 confirmed cases of coronavirus

The Maine CDC confirmed 275 cases of coronavirus in the state on Monday.

Two Hannaford workers test postive for coronavirus at different locations

A spokesperson for Hannaford said Sunday afternoon that 2 of their employees have been diagnosed with cornoavirus.

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