Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.
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U.S. consumer prices soared 6.2% in past year, most since 1990
Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990.
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A 1-in-100 million lobster is caught in Casco Bay
Haddie, a pastel-colored cotton candy lobster, is living in a tank, for now.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19
Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State
In Bath, chess games help bridge generations
Age Friendly Communities hopes chess tables made by Bath Tech students spark new connections in downtown Bath.
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Freeport may be one of the fastest growing tourist destinations this winter, survey shows
Tripadvisor ranked Freeport among its top-10 fastest-growing destinations; now town businesses are gearing up for a busy winter.
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Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
RSU 2 announces Richmond school buses will not run for the next week
Richmond Police Department offer to lend a hand getting students to school after RSU 2 announced early Sunday evening families will be without school bus transportation from Nov. 8 to 16.
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Navy secretary promises more work for Bath shipyard
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy hopes to give BIW a shipbuilding contract.
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Maine reports 698 new cases of COVID-19, three new deaths Saturday
The unvaccinated account for 86 percent of all cases since vaccinations became widely available this spring, the Maine CDC says.