The number of inpatients statewide jumped from 98 on Friday to 123 on Monday, with 61 people in critical care beds.
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Thousands attend Maine Scottish festival’s return to Brunswick
The Maine Highland Games returned to Thomas Point Beach over the weekend after taking the year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Moving inland, Tropical Storm Henri drenches Northeast
The storm was downgraded from a hurricane before reaching New England, leaving many to breathe a sigh of relief.
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Lisbon Falls restaurant chef taken to Maine Med with severe burns
The individual was cooking a dish during prep when alcohol from the dish splashed onto their uniform, causing it to catch fire.
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Positive test rate for COVID-19 increases as Maine reports another 185 cases
Transmission remains high throughout much of the state and country.
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Auburn fugitive, charged with sex crimes in Michigan, captured in Harpswell
Michael J. Bernard, a lobsterman, was caught by federal officials as he departed a lobster boat Thursday afternoon.
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For Midcoast veterans, the outcome in Afghanistan is not black and white
“The reality on the ground is you don’t really understand a place like Afghanistan until you’ve served there,” said Doug Livermore, an Afghanistan War veteran and Brunswick High School graduate.
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Maine reports 182 new cases, with decline in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, the state’s most populous and highly-vaccinated county, had its risk designation lowered from ‘substantial’ to ‘moderate’ Thursday.
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Recommended COVID booster shots could begin Sept. 20
The plan calls for an extra dose eight months after the second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
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COVID-19 surge continues in Maine with 191 new cases, 2 additional deaths
The highly transmissible delta variant continues to march through the state and country relatively unchecked.