There has been an uptick in reports of new COVID-19 infections through most of the summer.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine granted $7.3 million for prenatal and postpartum home health care visits
The funds can provide Mainers with home visits from nurses, social workers and other health care professionals as part of their prenatal and postpartum care.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Harris campaign launches effort to get out the vote among Black Mainers
Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-OH, and other officials from Maine launched Black Mainers for Harris-Walz at a Portland rally on Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Most charges dismissed against Skowhegan man accused of sex crimes involving child
Isaiah Merrill, 27, agreed to plead guilty to one count of visual sexual aggression against a child, while prosecutors dismissed 10 other felony-level charges.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Photos: Oakland area students return to school
All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Road commissioner faces recall in Madison
Voters are expected to decide next Thursday whether Michael Gordon will keep his job as the town’s road commissioner or be replaced by one of two other candidates on the ballot.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mainers can now access their vaccination records on a mobile app
The Maine CDC is partnering with Docket, an app that gives people access to their immunization history. Requests for those records have skyrocketed since 2019.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Benton man gets 22 years for strangling, punching wife in front of daughter
Derek Taylor, 40, who a judge said has an ‘abysmal’ criminal history, was found guilty, in two trials, of domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence assault and criminal threatening.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Paul LePage reemerges to support effort to oust Sen. Angus King
The former 2-term Republican governor will host a fundraising event next week, along with former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, in support of Demi Kouzounas, the former chair of the Maine Republican Party.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Police chase begins in Waterville, ends with crash in Skowhegan
The chase early Wednesday began when Waterville police attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Gardiner, officials said.