While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other Southern states that bore the worst of the summer surge, it’s clear that delta isn’t done with the United States.
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Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
More vaccine mandate protests planned at Bath shipyard
The protest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 outside the Local S6 union hall on Washington Street in Bath.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Get our state back to work by getting fully vaccinated
Controlling COVID and fully reopening schools and shopping and entertainment venues will take the pressure off struggling families.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County charts largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reports 177 new cases Wednesday in Kennebec County, the largest single-day increase in the county since the pandemic began.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Watch video: RSU 4 discusses its universal masking policy
Members of Regional School Unit 4 board will make a presentation and take questions from residents of Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on the district’s universal masking policy.
Posted inNation & World
Kids vaccine campaign gets off to strong start, but challenges loom
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, 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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
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.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
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.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Mt. Blue proposes COVID-19 policy for winter athletics
Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.