Vaccinations are underway for children ages 5-11 in some pediatricians’ offices, and clinics are ramping up to give the shots.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. to require COVID-19 vaccines or tests for big companies’ employees by Jan. 4
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says those that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Stockton Springs police officer arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a teen
Christopher C. Hast, 32, of Rockland, was working for the Stockton Springs Police Department and had also worked in other local law enforcement capacities.
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Unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic low
The U.S. economy has recovered 17 million of the jobs lost to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.K. authorizes Merck’s antiviral pill, first shown to treat COVID-19
The drug, molnupiravir, was licensed for adults 18 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have at least one risk factor for developing severe disease.
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J.P. Devine: Larry David’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ returns
Larry is back. Not Larry Fine of the Three Stooges, but Larry David of “Seinfeld” fame, with his 11th season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Are we happy? We’ve waited a long time for this, right? And while we waited, the sky fell in on us with a virus out of China, one that Marco Polo […]
Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News
Dianne ‘Dee’ Clarke, 64, leader in fight against sex trafficking and homelessness
A survivor of sex trafficking and exploitation, she devoted her life to advocating for Maine’s most vulnerable women.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine actress tells her migration story in touring play’s stop in Portland
A native of Rwanda, Malaika Uwamahoro stars in ‘Cartography,’ presented by Portland Ovations on Thursday night.
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Gregory Greenleaf, Harpswell: Ghosts live in the internet
I see dead people. The first sighting occurred while watching a Charlie Chaplin film made in 1915 when I realized every actor who came on the screen – everyone – was now dead but also now alive and spooling along in a grainy black and white digitized film. The Tramp, dead. His love interest, dead. […]