COVID-19 creates hardship and heartache along the Canadian border
By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2020, 1:11 p.m.
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Some businesses remain closed with the lights off on Main Street in downtown Calais, Maine. Canadians from neighboring New Brunswick used to account for a large percentage of business to Calais shops and restaurants. Now, businesses are struggling and many have closed their doors for good.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
CALAIS, Maine â The short bridge over the St. Croix River from downtown Calais to Canada stood ghostly quiet on a dreary afternoon, looking more like an abandoned railroad trestle than the bustling international link it has been for decades.