Things You Need to Know Today: October 19, 2020
Here is a collection of the things you need to know today.....
Maine starts the day with 645 active cases of COVID-19. 5,145 of the 5,939cases recovered. There have been 146 deaths according to Newscenter.
A church in Waldo County is being investigated as a source of an outbreak of COVID-19 according to centralmaine.com.
Even with the expanded school lunch program that gives free meals to ALL Maine students, fewer students are taking advantage because of remote learning according to centralmaine.com.
Some snow fell this weekend in western Maine near Rangeley according to centralmaine.com.
Stores this holiday season are rethinking and revamping how they are taking on the season to keep shoppers safe according to centralmaine.com.
Oil prices around the world are down and that is turning into good news for Mainers where many homes in the northeast use oil as their heating source according to centralmaine.com.
High School, College, Pro Sports: NFL; Pat’s lost to Denver
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays start play in the World Series Tuesday night.
Absentee ballots in Maine have are arriving in the mail, many commutes have places where you can vote absentee in person, have special drop off boxes or extended hours according to WABI.
If you are reconsidering changing how you cast your vote this fall, check out this from centralmaine.com how what you can and cannot do if you are voting absentee.
Voters: mark your ballot ovals carefully and make your choices clear otherwise the ballots will need a review to be counted according to WABI.
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