The last residents of Mexico’s Matamoros refugee camp crossed the border into the United States on March 5 to request asylum. The migrants – many of them Central Americans fleeing endemic violence, poverty and corruption – will be allowed to stay in the U.S. as their cases move through the immigration court system. The exodus […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Scarborough’s Project GRACE gets big help with keeping people warm
The local charity raised $30,000 in a recent fundraiser, roughly double what the organization raises in a typical year.
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Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: New Hampshire to make all adults eligible for vaccine within weeks
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick School Board votes to increase in-person learning amid pandemic
The school district has had 45 cases of COVID-19, 44 of which are recovered.
Posted inNation & World, News
Vaccine restrictions vanish in pockets of the U.S., offering a glimpse of the future
Maine’s Nirav Shah, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, says colleagues across the country say that they are starting to see appointments go unfilled.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Southern Maine Community College celebrates Maine’s 201st year
The ceremony was in honor of a Cape Elizabeth delegate who signed the Maine Constitution in 1820.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland begins work to address homelessness
The City Council has responded favorably to recommendations in a new report, and has already taken steps to implement some of them.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high
Before the pandemic struck, applications for unemployment aid had never topped 700,000 in any one week.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – Supplemental budget compromise benefits working families and Maine businesses
As your state senator, my biggest priorities will always be fighting for Maine people and Maine businesses. That’s why I am pleased to announce that in early March the Legislature convened and we passed a supplemental budget. The timing of this couldn’t have been more crucial, as many Maine businesses and workers have been anxiously […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
State looking for explanations as COVID-19 case counts inch higher
Cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up in the last month, raising concerns about another wave of infections before vaccinations can have an impact.