The policy applies to shows starting next month at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
The law has raised concern among employers across the state as Montana struggles with a rise in COVID-19 cases that is once again straining the state’s health care system.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Positive test rate for COVID-19 increases as Maine reports another 185 cases
Transmission remains high throughout much of the state and country.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
MaineHealth says it will fire workers who don’t get vaccinated
The state’s largest health care provider and other hospitals say they will terminate employees who don’t comply with the state mandate to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID-19 hot spot
Health officials believe the rampant spread of the virus is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle.
Posted inNation & World, News
Record delta wave hits kids, raises fear as U.S. schools open
Just as schools are reopening across the U.S., children are filling hospital beds instead of classrooms in record numbers, sick with COVID-19.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County battling psychiatric services shortage
A shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals has added stress to an already struggling system in Franklin County.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Uncategorized
Wilton Lions Club yard sale features something for everyone
An unprecedented amount of “stuff” will be on display during the three-day sale near the Big Apple on Routes 2 and 4 in Wilton.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 patient counts keep climbing in Maine hospitals
As many people are in intensive care now as during last winter’s surge, with the delta variant pushing unvaccinated people into hospitals.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop schools to mandate masks indoors and participate in pool testing
Updated return-to-school plan includes five days of in-person learning per week, with no remote option, 3 feet of physical distancing between students and assigned seating on buses and at cafeterias.