The AstraZeneca vaccine is important because it forms the bulk of the stockpile acquired by a U.N.-backed effort to deploy coronavirus vaccines globally.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football: QB Trevor Lawrence needs shoulder surgery before NFL draft
Ex-Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, a 6-foot-6 passer who needs a procedure on his non-throwing shoulder, is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick.
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Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Super Bowl champion Buccaneers celebrate with boat parade
Unlike past celebrations in other places when coronavirus was not a factor, the team made no plans no post-parade rally.
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Billy Conigliaro, the first Red Sox draft pick, dies at age 73
Billy Conigliaro played his first two seasons in Boston with his brother, Tony.
Posted inMaine, News
Androscoggin County commissioner offers new resolution that forbids county officials from enforcing mask mandate
Isaiah Lary’s statement advocates for prohibiting the county from using funds, personnel or resources to enforce the governor’s orders to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Youth movements paying off for basketball teams across central Maine
Boys and girls teams seeing impressive freshmen and sophomores emerge as go-to players.
Posted inNation & World
Attorney appears as fluffy kitten in online court hearing
Rod Ponton says he looked normal on the webcam as he waited to be let into the Zoom hearing in a Texas courtroom.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Bruce Springsteen faces drunken driving charge in New Jersey
Springsteen was arrested Nov. 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast.
Posted inMaine
Waterville to host ‘test’ alpine ski event Sunday at Quarry Road Recreation Area
Alpine skiing was popular for many years at what is now Quarry Road Recreation Area, but it stopped in the 1970s, and now an effort is afoot to bring the winter sport back to Waterville.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner gives initial approval to cannabis testing lab
The Massachusetts-based MCR Labs must also secure state approvals from the Office of Marijuana Policy and the Center for Disease Control as well as a business license from the Gardiner City Council.