To mark Independence Day, about a dozen owners of watercraft brave elements for a celebratory parade around Clary Lake in Jefferson.
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Biden: U.S. ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
The president hosts over 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House.
Winslow woman wins $896,809 in Maine vaccination lottery
Kay Spofford, a dialysis dietitian in her early 60s, says the money will give her and her husband ‘peace of mind in our retirement.’
Four COVID-19 vaccination clinics set for Kennebec, Somerset counties
MaineGeneral Health to offer the mobile clinics this month in Norridgewock, Albion, Clinton and China.
Maine Observer: Take me out to the crowd, please
Consider the best parts of being among others again – cozy library reading rooms, a real ballpark roar and our voices lifted in song at church.
Maine summer camps see record numbers, but not without some hiccups along the way
Most summer camps across the state will not open at full capacity, and many are working through food supply issues and worker shortages.
Low COVID-19 caseload, no new deaths headed into Independence Day
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 31 new coronavirus infections on Saturday.
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Franklin County
The seven-day average per capita is up 114% from a week ago.
Maine reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death
The seven-day average of daily new cases declined to 22.7, compared to 26.9 a week ago and 98.6 a month ago.
Coronavirus cases rise in Europe for first time in 10 weeks as delta variant spreads
New infections jumped 10% during the past week in the 53 countries that make up the European region of the World Health Organization.