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This month's Where in Maine was once the epicenter of Maine's clamming industry.
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From pop-up factories to virtual museum tours to online karaoke, Mainers are finding ways to help one another feel a little less isolated in the era of social distancing.
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From musical performances to read-alouds to free food for hospital workers, Mainers are finding ways to help one another feel a little less isolated in the era of social distancing.
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Weekly Update: How Mainers Are Coping With COVID-19 (4/21)

Camden reinstalled its iconic holiday star, Maine students developed an emergency ventilator, first responders salute health-care workers.
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Virtual alpaca-farm tours in the era of social distancing, UMaine students preparing for liftoff, and more.
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Supplies delivered by dogsled, more companies making PPE, and a Maine-made COVID-19 test promising results in minutes, not days.
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