Fueling the surging demand for tests is a mix of factors, including families seeking to keep holiday gatherings safe and people needing to prove they are virus-free for travel, work or school.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Week In Photos Dec. 17-24, 2021
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents to House Jan. 6 committee
Trump is claiming that as a former president he has right to assert executive privilege over the records.
Posted inNation & World
Putin tells West to ‘immediately’ meet Russia’s demands on Ukraine
The Russian leader welcomed talks with the U.S. that are set to start in Geneva next month as a “positive” move, but warned that Moscow expects the discussion to produce quick results.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Busy Skowhegan road closed for hours after logging truck overturns
Traffic was rerouted for about five hours Wednesday after the driver of the truck lost control in slick conditions on Waterville Road, according to the Skowhegan police chief.
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Continental Shakedown plays NYE at 1800 Club
Continental Shakedown – from left, Charlie Bradbury, Lane Kaplan and Ken Goodman – brings their bluesy classic rock to the stage from 9 pm.-12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, at the 1800 Club located at 34 Main St., Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Consumer prices up 5.7% over past year, fastest in 39 years
Consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of U.S. economic activity, rose only slightly in November even as people shifted their holiday shopping to earlier in the season.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
RSU 9 launches ‘staff members of the month’ award
The first recipients of the Mt. Blue school district’s “Staff Members of the Month” awards are Amy Eustis and Katie Fournier.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
The authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.