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As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning
With vaccines on the horizon and many families pushing for more in-person time, Maine school districts still face challenges with staffing and meeting physical distancing requirements.
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Maine takes vaccinations to seniors in independent living facilities
Nearly 70 small clinics will be held this week for older Mainers who might face challenges getting to vaccination site.
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Costly power grid upgrade to boost renewables will test Maine’s commitment
It's becoming clear that achieving Maine's climate goals is going to require a makeover of its electric grid on a scale that hasn't happened since the 1970s.
GRAPPLING WITH CORONAVIRUS
Arts & Entertainment
Maine Arts Commission says hiring head of its board, though unusual, right move at crucial time
Arts & Entertainment
Portland filmmakers hope to build on success at Sundance
Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje saw their short documentary about a turtle, 'Snowy,' premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year and are now working on films about squirrels and wastewater treatment.
Food
Which type of clam chowder is best? The debate is alive and well
For decades, New England partisans – and don't forget New Yorkers – have debated the matter, bickering over specifications like cream, tomatoes, salt pork and roux.
Outdoors
Alpine touring numbers climb at Maine ski areas
Only time will tell if the trend translates into more backcountry skiers in remote wilderness areas.
Varsity Maine
Prep school programs forced to scramble for opponents
Greg Kesich
The View From Here: Western Maine corridor vote would add new ways to say ‘no’
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Nation & World Posted: 7:55 AM
2nd former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment
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Politics Posted: 5:00 AM
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM
Andra Day astonishes as Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’s maddeningly uneven biopic
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Columns Posted: 4:00 AM
Black History Month: The past shows the way forward
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM
Portland filmmakers hope to build on success at Sundance
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Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM
Maine takes vaccinations to seniors in independent living facilities
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Business Posted: 4:00 AM
Costly power grid upgrade to boost renewables will test Maine’s commitment
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM
Opioid-epidemic drama ‘Crisis’ misses the mark
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Schools and Education Posted: 4:00 AM
As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning
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Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM
Art review: Portland Museum of Art’s 2020 exhibit is probably as good as virtual gets
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Premier Property Posted: 4:00 AM
Open the front door to the best of the Southern Maine coast
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Letters Posted: 4:00 AM
CMP can’t run Maine grid, shouldn’t add NECEC
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Local & State
Mainers 60 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine next week as state shifts to age-based rollout
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Health care
Disparity in vaccine distributions across Maine worsens – and explanations conflict
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Food
Binga’s Stadium relocating to Forest Avenue
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Local & State
Gov. Mills’ plan to switch vaccinations to age-based eligibility gets mixed reaction
February 26 -
Local & State
Vaccine shipments to Maine slated to increase next week
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Maine Voices
Focus on learning loss overlooks everything our kids have weathered
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Business
Cable companies win a round in lawsuit over Maine’s law to let customers pick channels
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Health
Updated Q&A: Should I be picky about vaccines? And how do I take myself off MaineHealth’s waitlist?
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Local & State
Maine CDC reports 17 more COVID-19-related deaths, 164 new cases, with vaccine boost coming
February 24 -
Local & State
One dead, 4 hospitalized after fire destroys house in Camden
February 25
MAINE COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER
1st doses given
222,405
Percent of Maine population
16.55%
2nd doses given
116,258
Percent of Maine population
8.65%
Sources: Maine CDC and U.S. Census Bureau.
How can I get vaccinated?
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Nation & World
House passes $1.9 trillion pandemic bill in a win for Biden
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Nation & World
The Latest: Collins wants Biden administration to reconsider U.S.-Canada border limits
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Local & State
Proposal would create a new state-recognized tribe in Maine
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Cops & Courts
Maine funeral home worker charged with stealing wedding ring
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Local & State
Farmington house fire kills man and woman
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Books
The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
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Nation & World
Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave U.S. exposed
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Nation & World
Louisiana trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody
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Arts & Entertainment
Art review: Portland Museum of Art’s 2020 exhibit is probably as good as virtual gets
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Nation & World
2nd former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment
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Nation & World
Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in George Floyd death
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Nation & World
Federal investigators pinpoint suspect in officer’s death at Capitol riot
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Green Plate Special
Expand your baking horizons with chickpea flour
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Nation & World
Two skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite’s Half Dome
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Food
Seattle ups its outdoor dining game, Seahawks-style
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Maine Arts Commission says hiring head of its board, though unusual, right move at crucial time
David Greenham will step down from the board to begin a two-year term as the interim executive director.
FAA seeks $27,500 from passenger it says hit flight attendant
The confrontation on board a Delta Air Lines flight departing from Miami for Atlanta began when the passenger's companion refused to wear a mask, secure his tray table or fasten his seatbelt, the agency says.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act to bar the Justice Department from monitoring privileged electronic communications between an incarcerated person and that person's lawyer.
What’s Up in March: With a rover on Mars, still plenty to see in the sky
Mars will pass close by the Pleiades star cluster and Venus will be the only planet not visible this month.
Prep school programs forced to scramble for opponents
With out-of-state travel off the table during the pandemic, athletic schedules are greatly reduced and include a mix of public and private school opponents.
Black History Month: The past shows the way forward
History shows that the actions of ordinary people have the power to transform the world.
Energy drinks, plant-based dinners delivered to your door and more
A delectable wrap-up of new products and services for and from Maine vegans.
Maine Voices Live: Cidny Bullens
Tune in on Tuesday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion with the musician, activist and educator.
Police release images of missing Bowdoinham teen on evening she disappeared
14-year-old Kayleigh Beasley has been missing since Feb. 19.
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