Nearly 3,000 more state unemployment claims were filed last week as President Trump casts doubt on an aid package that would benefit tens of thousands of jobless Mainers.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Moderna vaccine given to health care workers in Central Maine amid case surge
Front-line health care providers received the first of two doses of the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday morning in several locations, including at Skowhegan’s Redington-Fairview General Hospital.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Testy Belichick tired of answering quarterback questions
Bill Belichick won’t reveal his starting quarterback Monday against Buffalo, which is preparing for both Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Contact tracing puts limits on Lions coaching staff
Darrell Bevell, Detroit’s interim coach, and other coaches are staying away from the team because of contact tracing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Trump vetoes defense bill that has BIW benefits, setting up possible override vote
The president has called for the bill to include limits on social media companies he claims are biased against him – and to strip out language that allows for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
The president spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief and year-end package.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine prepares to expand COVID-19 vaccine rollout; reports first allergic reaction
An unidentified worker at Maine Medical Center who has a history of severe allergies was doing well after being treated for anaphylaxis Tuesday.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Things to Do
Public Theatre revisits production history of ‘A Christmas Carol’
Video series available on its website thepublictheatre.org.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
‘Mom’s worth it’: U.S. holiday travel surges despite outbreak
Many people at airports this week thought long and hard about whether to go somewhere and found a way to rationalize it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Internet sensation Emma Chamberlain spotted in Portland’s Old Port
The California teen posed for photos with fans and was accompanied by musician Role Model, a Maine native.