Stranded Europe-bound truckers are hoping to receive the green light to get out of Britain soon, after some of the most dramatic travel restrictions of the pandemic were imposed on the country following the discovery of a potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus
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Posted inNation & World
California governor picks election chief Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the state’s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state’s population.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State delivers $600 checks to 40,000 jobless Mainers
The one-time payment will go to those unemployed because of COVID-19 as the state prepares to start new federal jobless benefits.
Posted inNation & World
California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors
California is desperately searching as far away as Australia, as the coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the breaking point.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary
Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner in Waterville canceled over pandemic, fundraising trouble
The annual dinner, which has served hundreds of people a hot Christmas Day meal for free and fellowship, will not happen this year amid the pandemic but organizers hope to return in 2021.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Sisters of St. Joseph invite all to pray for new beginning
As of Dec. 21, the traditional Roman Catholic prayer will be held at 6 p.m. for 30 days.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Beer, restaurants and NASCAR win tax breaks in virus relief bill
Tucked in among more than 5,000 pages of legislative text, Congress’s bill providing COVID-19 relief and 2021 government funding includes dozens of tax breaks for beneficiaries ranging from downtown restaurants and the film industry to motorsports racetracks. And many of the benefits will stick around long after the pandemic is over. Besides granting temporary tax […]
Posted inHealth, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing
Erskine Academy, Vassalboro Community School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53 and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences among the local schools using Abbott rapid antigen tests.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Additional 458 COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths reported in Maine
Meanwhile, vaccination of some nursing home residents in Maine began Monday, and Congress passed a long-awaited coronavirus relief package.