The federal partnership is part of a broader effort to reduce gaps in vaccination rates among Maine counties and provide more vaccination sites in smaller communities.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Focus on vaccinations, not passports
The best way to open up safely is to maximize the number of people who can’t catch or spread COVID-19.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
With COVID-19 cases surging on campus, Bates College extends its lockdown
The Lewiston-based campus hit a new high of 60 active cases among students after it locked down the campus last week.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Some businesses want masks on, even as states drop mandates
The law sides with owners as a company’s premises are private property.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Southwest to offer daily flights between Portland and Chicago this summer
The new, nonstop flights from the Portland International Jetport to Chicago Midway International Airport will start in early June, the airline said.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Pandemic has fueled a surge in fishing, including newbies to the sport
Maine fishing guides and officials across New England report there was greater interest in fishing in 2020, and some anticipate it will remain that way this year.
Posted inMaine, News
Several Old Port streets will be closed to traffic effective Monday
The goal is to help restaurants and retailers by giving them more outside space to operate in while complying with social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, the city says.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old
Public schools in some cities are expected to receive more than $1 billion.
Posted inNation & World
U.K. eyes testing COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings
However, officials are struggling to find the balance between medical privacy and public health.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA to host in-person art exhibition around ‘Outbreak’ theme
“The Outbreak Project at UMA” is scheduled to open Tuesday and run through April 30, featuring 14 artists.