For the first time since last fall, the 7-day average of new cases has dipped below 100 and the state has gone 6 days with no new deaths.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Ian Stebbins named Maine Principal’s Award winner at Hall-Dale High School
National Honor Society president and three-sport athlete at Farmingdale-area school plans to attend Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New cases fall to 42 in holiday count, with no additional deaths
The number of people hospitalized in Maine with COVID-19 drops below 100 for the first time in a month and a half.
Posted inNation & World
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, with virus ‘surging’
Experts warn that this third wave, arriving with the Southern Hemisphere winter, might be even worse than the first two.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Care for community, school participation led to Maine Principal’s Award for Marybeth Sloat
Marybeth Sloat will be attending Husson University in the fall to study psychology.
Posted inMaine
Maine looking to boost vaccination rates to further reduce COVID-19 cases
The coronavirus caseload continued its downward trend on Sunday as the Maine CDC reported 87 new infections and no additional deaths.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: A bipartisan approach to infrastructure
A plan to redirect unneeded stimulus aid toward public works projects could attract Republican support in the U.S. Senate.
Posted inFood & Dining
Facing unprecedented stress, Maine chefs and restaurateurs have found ways to cope
From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.
Posted inNation & World
Chinese city locks down neighborhood after virus upsurge
Guangzhou orserd residents to stay home for door-to-door coronavirus testing.
Posted inNation & World
More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise
About 40 percent of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated.