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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Bates and union organizers clash as workers prepare to vote on whether to form one of state’s biggest union locals
Bates denounces union complaints as ‘the very essence of misinformation’ after organizers say college is violating its own COVID-19 protocols.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
The president emphasized that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have mitigated the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Central Maine government officials consider renewing pandemic precautions as omicron variant surges
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Maine, local governments have taken different tacks in how they conduct public meetings and carry on municipal business.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Superintendent of Hallowell-area school district on months-long leave to ‘work through some health issues’
Tonya Arnold, superintendent of RSU 2, is taking an eight-week leave of absence to focus on her health.
Posted inNation & World
Maryland declares 30-day state of emergency as hospitalizations hit record high
Maryland hospitals were treating 3,006 adults and 51 children with the virus, and 600 others were waiting in emergency departments for beds to become available on Monday.
Posted inNation & World
CDC recommends only 5 months between Pfizer COVID vaccine and booster
The announcement was made a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lowered the wait between Pfizer’s initial vaccine doses and its booster from six months to five.
Posted inLocal & State, News
COVID-19 outbreak hits Franklin County jail staff
Seven corrections officers test positive; no inmates infected.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations near record high as Maine reports 25 more deaths
The number of patients edges closer to the pandemic peak reached last month.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules
Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.