Board of Selectmen takes no action on recommendation of town reconsidering its pandemic masking policy.
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to buy 500 million Pfizer vaccines to share globally
Overall, the White House has announced plans to share 80 million doses worldwide by the end of June, most through COVAX.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
France reopens its borders to vaccinated American tourists, others
The country opened its borders Wednesday to foreign visitors who are inoculated against COVID-19 with vaccines approved by the European Union’s medicines agency.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine legislators out of touch with what teachers and students need
Despite a year of learning from the pandemic, Augusta has stifled education innovation in order to steamroll party orthodoxy.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Q & A: Will I need a COVID-19 booster shot?
It’s not clear yet how long vaccines will protect against infection, but studies are underway to answer that question.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Washington library to host COVID-19 vaccination clinic Tuesday
Those 12 or older may receive the vaccine between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Gibbs Library at 40 Old Union Road.
Posted inMaine, Sports
Basketball league merges safety and sport at Portland vaccine clinic
A handful of people got their shots at a community-led pop-up clinic Sunday in Kennedy Park.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports 80 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
The seven-day infection average drops below 70, where it hasn’t been since mid-October.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: This past school year was not lost, it was lived. Beautifully.
Let’s not have this time defined by learning loss, but rather by the compassion and resilience that students, families and teachers have mustered.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stop shutting immigrants out of health coverage in Maine
A lesson of COVID that we should never forget is that we all have a stake in each other’s health.