The Portland Housing Authority’s Foster Youth Independence program has helped 30 young adults find housing since last June and it continues to assist them in setting and achieving goals.
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Posted inNation & World
Merck will help produce rival J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, White House says
The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose vaccine and accelerate the nation’s plans to vaccinate nearly all adult Americans in the coming months.
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U.S. announces sanctions on Russia over poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Navalny
The sanctions block access to financial or other assets in the United States for top figures around Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Posted inMaine, News
Hannaford pharmacies to offer shots this week as more mass vaccination sites open
Maine reports 182 new cases of COVID-19 amid concerns that cases might be leveling off or even increasing, rather than continuing to decline.
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The Latest: Fauci donates his personal 3-D model of virus to Smithsonian
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Portland Expo opens as vaccine site
The clinic will be open two days a week and serve 500 people a day to start.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Review of city’s needle exchange program continues
The health and human services committee will hold a workshop on the program’s 1-for-1 exchange model Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News
Strong winds knock out power to thousands in Maine
Wind gusts topped 70 mph in the Bethel area and more than 40,000 CMP customers were without power Tuesday afternoon.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: March 3-10
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 3/3 2 p.m. Community Development Block Grant Allocation Committee Wed. 3/3 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 3/3 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Thur. 3/4 5 p.m. Parks Commission Thur. 3/4 5 p.m. Racial Equity Steering Committee Thur. 3/4 6 p.m. Health […]
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‘I feel misled’: Mainers react to strictly age-based vaccine eligibility
Gov. Janet Mills and state health officials say the system is the quickest way to achieve herd immunity.