She stepped off a lobster boat and on to the stage of a beauty pageant Author: Peggy Keyser (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:09 AM EDT May 10, 2021 Updated: 11:58 AM EDT May 10, 2021
MT DESERT, Maine You might think that lobstering along the Maine coast is hardly the type of work that would spawn a beauty pageant contestant. But Patricia Schimpf is always up for a challenge. And when a friend made a suggestion that would challenge her in ways she’d never considered, the idea took her, as she likes to say, from Grundens to glamour.
When the lobstering is good, most days you’ll find Patricia aboard the Victoria, out of Little Cranberry Island. She is a sternwoman and the work is rigorous.
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Maine lifts outdoor mask requirement
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UGUSTA This week, Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine is updating its public health guidance to remove the requirement that people wear face coverings in outdoor settings.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear face coverings in outdoor settings where it is difficult to maintain physical distancing. Face coverings are still required for indoor public settings, and there are no changes to Maine’s physical distancing requirements at this time.
The change is effective immediately and relevant guidance documents will be updated in the coming days.
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