A spokesperson for the company said that the factories sent employees home on Wednesday and that the Norway factory will close on Thursday for cleaning as an employee awaits results from coronavirus test.
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With some employees furloughed, New Balance focuses on making face masks
Furloughed employees to continue to get health benefit while 150 in Norridgewock and Lawrence, Massachusetts, factories expected to produce 100,000 masks weekly by mid-April.
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Norridgewock couple making face shields for health care workers
Ed and Brandy Miller use a 3D printer and do the assembly.
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New Balance factory in Norridgewock looks to help produce face masks
The Boston-based maker of athletic footwear and apparel announced Thursday that if its prototype mask meets federal standards, the company will begin producing the masks at its factories in Norridgewock and in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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New Balance to start producing face masks to help prevent spread of coronavirus
A representative for the company said that while information about production at central Maine locations is not yet available, the goal is to have all New England factories producing personal protective equipment once a prototype is made.
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Skowhegan school officials whittle mascot name suggestions down to 305
School Administrative District 54 administrators say they’ve received more than 1,600 suggestions for a new sports team nickname and have whittled the possibilities down to 305 as of Thursday.
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Two teens accused of stealing snowmobile, truck in Norridgewock burglaries
The pair of 15-year-olds are charged with burglaries this week from different properties in Norridgewock.
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Mother, daughter from Somerset County tackle Appalachian Trail
The pair took a six-month sabbatical to hike one of the world’s longest trails.
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Victims injured in head-on crash in Norridgewock in critical condition
LifeFlight was called to fly the victims of the crash from Redington-Fairview Hospital in Skowhegan to Portland and Bangor hospitals for treatment of multiple serious injuries.
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Madison businesses buy gas meters for firefighters in wake of Farmington blast
Two were donated by Backyard Farms and one by Bob Shipley of Bob’s Cash Fuel Oil.