About 900,000 kids aged 5-11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said Wednesday.
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Recount confirms initial winners of Fairfield Town Council race
Recount on Tuesday upholds last week’s outcome: Incumbent John Picchiotti and newcomer Matthew Townsend win two seats.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Maine
Dana Wilde: The legend of the up-island spider
Spiders tend to get even bigger and more detailed in stories of their sightings and turn humongous when those stories get woven in with the other tales, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Live Nation facing at least 40 lawsuits over Astroworld concert tragedy
One says the performers ‘were negligent for inciting a riot and violence’ and the company failed to prepare for a performer with a history of encouraging public disorder.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
People magazine names Paul Rudd as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES — Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on CBS’ ”The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The actor tells the magazine in an issue […]
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Taking the stand, Rittenhouse says, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
The teenager is on trial on charges of killing two men and wounding a third during a night of protests last year in Kenosha, Wis.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine workers to receive $285 disaster relief checks starting next week
More than 500,000 residents with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 – or less than $150,000 if filing jointly – will get the checks over the next 6 weeks.
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Draft deal at U.N. climate talks calls for end to coal use
The early version of the document circulating at the negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, also impresses on countries the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions by about half by 2030.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hallowell officials consider in-person hybrid meetings
Councilors suggested trying the first hybrid in-person/remote meeting during the council’s inauguration on Jan. 3, with training on the city’s new audio and video equipment to start later this month.
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Maine’s COVID-19 infections keep climbing as virus spreads among the unvaccinated
Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.