Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, said a wall of immunity should help prevent the outbreaks experienced last winter.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Republicans sworn-in at Kennebec County government ceremony for first time in decades
Among the county officials sworn in Tuesday at the Kennebec County commissioners meeting were two Republicans after years of dominance by Democrats at the county level, but one political expert said that’s likely due to the lack of well-known incumbents seeking reelection and the habit of Maine voters to vote for split tickets.
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Wells man facing attempted murder charges in NYC attack remains hospitalized, awaits arraignment
Trevor Bickford, 19, is accused of attacking a group of NYPD officers near Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Bar Harbor businesses sue town over limit on cruise ship visitors
The ordinance adopted by voters in November puts a 1,000-person cap on the number of passengers who can come ashore daily.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Waldoboro couple’s baby is state’s first of 2023
Jude Owen Dow was born at 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Lincoln Health in Damariscotta.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville woman with loaded AR-15 in vehicle taken into custody
The woman, who has mental health issues, led police on a chase throughout the city early Monday before they stopped her on a dead-end road on the Colby College campus and took her into protective custody.
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Moscow says Ukrainian rocket strike kills 63 Russian troops
Russia’s defense ministry says 63 of its soldiers have been killed by a Ukrainian strike on a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where military personnel were stationed.
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Wiscasset accident victim suffers serious injuries
Several off-duty medical professionals stopped to help Saturday when a man backing up his pickup truck with plow at Marketplace Plaza on U.S. Route 1 fell out of the truck, which then drove over him, according to police.
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For some Mainers, taking up fitness routines has been ‘transformative’
The challenges and uncertainty of the pandemic has motivated some people to improve their mental and physical health.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Body recovered from North Pond in Smithfield after ATV breaks through ice
Jeremiah Meader, 42, of Smithfield was driving his side-by-side UTV across the pond with his wife and two other adult passengers at about 1 a.m. Sunday when it broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.