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No Maple Sunday, amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Augusta (WGME) — The Maine Maple Producers Association decided to postpone all Maine Maple Sunday Weekend events slated for March…

LL Bean closing all retail stores effective Tuesday

Freeport (WGME) — L.L. Bean is joining a long list of businesses that are shuttering operations in response to the…

Portland Issues Curfew due to coronavirus

Portland (WGME) — Portland City officials announced they will be implementing a curfew for establishments where people gather in the city.

Lawmakers agree on tentative spending deal prompted by coronavirus

Augusta (WGAN) — Legislative leaders reached a tentative deal with Governor Janet Mills Monday on a spending package prompted by…

Oxford Casino Hotel closing amid Coronavirus pandemic

Oxford (WGAN) — Oxford Casino Hotel has announced they will close their hotel operations for two weeks, as a preventive…

Rhode Island man dies in snowmobiling crash in Maine

MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) Authorities in Maine say a 22-year-old Rhode Island man died in a snowmobile crash in the state.

Sentencing delayed in Portland murder case due to Coronavirus

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The sentencing of a Portland man who pleaded guilty to the strangulation death of his girlfriend has been delayed because of the state court system’s response to the new coronavirus.

Kennebunk Cancer Treatment Center closed following positive case of COVID-19

Kennebunk (WGAN) — The New England Cancer Specialist office in Kennebunk has closed following a person connected to the office…

Maine gas prices continue to fall

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) An analyst says gas prices are dropping in northern New England, reflecting a national decline due to the new coronavirus.

Unemployment rate in Maine holds steady

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s unemployment rate held steady in January and has been at about the same low percentage for more than two years.

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