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Maine Acts of Kindness: Taking care of those on the front line of the pandemic

Three Portland restaurants are part of an effort that delivers free meals to health care workers – and assists the struggling restaurants as well.

Packet pickup at Mallett

Gulf workers help Kingfield troop with cookie overload

When coronavirus concerns shut down cookie sales, Girl Scout Troop #54 was left with a pile of cookies and no way to sell them. A trio of oilfield hands stepped in to save the day.

Origin USA fights virus war with masks

Over the weekend Origin USA co-founder Peter Roberts developed a prototype for the Def Mask, began production Monday and by Tuesday had doubled capacity and added a shift to help win the invisible war against the coronavirus.

Eviction courts are closed, but Mainers are still losing housing

Courts are still issuing orders stemming from previous eviction cases, landlords are notifying residents that leases won't be renewed, and some rental homes are being put up for sale.

Instructions, materials offered to make masks to use at home

U.S. death toll, sixth globally, surpasses 1,000

New patterns have emerged: Most who died were older than 70, but the disease is also hospitalizing and killing younger Americans. Most victims have been men, most had underlying conditions, and the toll is highest in New York.

SMCC professor creates device to help with shortage of ventilators

Dan Abbott, who teaches architectural and engineering design, says the splitter could allow multiple patients to use the same ventilator.

Sheriffs release some convicted inmates early

Officers in Androscoggin and Oxford counties freeing up jail space.