Of the almost 20,000 employees the company said contracted the coronavirus last year, Amazon maintains only 27 potentially caught it at work.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Union library to host Wardens who will talk about Iceland trip
UNION — Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to the Vose or Virtual Wednesday series featuring Tim and Laurie Warden of Appleton at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, via Zoom. The Wardens invite you to come along on a three-week driving tour of the starkly beautiful country of Iceland. From the isolated Westfjords, to […]
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Unity to host celebration with Festival of Trees, Yuletide Parade of Lights, more
Unity Business Exchange will celebrate its 6th annual Yuletide Celebration with a four-day series of events. The celebration will begin as holiday spirit fills the room at the Star In The West Lodge #85 Masonic Lodge with its first Yuletide Festival of Trees from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4, and […]
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Comedians take stage in Farmington, Auburn this weekend
The River Comics Comedy Productions presents live stand-up comedy at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at Mary Jane’s Slice of Heaven in Farmington, and again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. The show at Mary Jane’s Slice of Heaven in Farmington will feature Nic Dufault, Leonard Kimble, […]
Posted inNation & World
New info shows omicron variant spread wider, earlier than originally thought
New findings made it clear that the threat slipped into countries before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounded the alarm.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. consumer confidence falls in November to nine-month low
U.S. consumer confidence was held back by rising worries about inflation and lingering concerns about the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World
Acquitted and in demand, Kyle Rittenhouse ponders what’s next
He plans to ‘lay low’ but will leave the Midwest, as fundraising continues on his behalf.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Summer hotel, restaurant spending smashed record in Maine
Nearly $2.5 billion was spent in hotels and restaurants in Maine between June and September, blowing past the mark set in 2019.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sappi union president: Mills should support dam relicensing
We need all representatives of the people to come together for one common purpose: relicense the Shawmut Dam and save 96% of Atlantic salmon on the Kennebec River.