Carl Natale

Sun Journal

Web editor for SunJournal.com

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Published
March 17, 2020

Live coronavirus updates: Auburn fire stations closed to the public

Auburn Fire Department restricts visitors at fire stations To keep its staff healthy to respond to emergencies, the Auburn Fire Department is temporarily closing fire stations to the public. Anyone with an emergency should call 911. Burn permits can be obtained at www.maineburnpermit.com or www.wardensreport.com. Contact Sarah Hulbert at shulbert@auburnmaine.gov or (207) 333-6633, ext. 4. […]
Published
March 17, 2020

People need to take responsibility to slow the novel coronavirus’ spread

Dr. Dora Anne Mills explains the math behind how coronavirus can spread through Maine and why it needs to be slowed down.
Published
March 16, 2020

L.L.Bean to close its retail stores until March 29

FREEPORT — L.L.Bean has announced it is temporarily closing its retail stores beginning Monday night. The stores will be closed by midnight and remain so until March 29. This will be the fifth time L.L.Bean has closed its flagship store in Freeport. It is the first time the flagship will be closed for more than […]
Published
March 16, 2020

Latest coronavirus-related updates

School meals, municipal cancellations, building closures
Published
March 15, 2020

Live coronavirus updates: Public and Catholic schools canceling classes for several weeks

Some stores reducing hours to replenish stock Some grocery and department stores are reducing hours so they can catch-up to restock store shelves. Shaws posted on social media that they will be closing most stores at 10 p.m. nightly instead of 11 p.m. Some Walmart stores that close at midnight will now be closing at […]
Published
March 15, 2020

We need to inoculate against ‘alternate facts’ to fight COVID-19

Donald Trump’s smoke machine has been running full blast, puffing out misinformation to play down the danger of the Coronavirus epidemic in an effort to reverse the stock market’s plunge and increase his chances of re-election. But neither the COVID-19 virus nor the stock market are paying attention to what Trump has to say about the epidemic and increasingly the public isn’t either. COVID-19, like all forms of microbial life, is following its own biological […]
Published
March 15, 2020

What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

The coronavirus is on everyone’s minds. As an epidemiologist, I find it interesting to hear people using technical terms – like quarantine or super spreader or reproductive number – that my colleagues and I use in our work every day. But I’m also hearing newscasters and neighbors alike mixing up three important words: outbreak, epidemic and pandemic. Simply put, the difference […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Four ways to protect ourselves from COVID-19

Editor’s note: The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. Brian Labus, a professor of public health, provides essential safety information for you, from disinfectants to storing food and supplies.
Published
March 10, 2020

Former St. Agatha man called a cult leader is arrested on Tennessee warrants

Gary D. Blankenship says he was run out of a home in St. Agatha. Then he was arrested in Madawaska on warrants out of Tennessee.
Published
March 10, 2020

Here’s what you need to know about dining out in the age of coronavirus

Restaurants and food delivery services are taking extra precautions.

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