The latest figures come as the job market has made scant progress in the past three months.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Vaccine shipments to Maine slated to increase next week
While larger and steadier vaccine supplies will likely prompt changes by the Mills administration, the 41 additional COVID-related deaths identified since late January highlight the ongoing toll of the pandemic.
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Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: New coronavirus variant in New York spurs caution, concern
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Course offers Cape Elizabeth, South Portland residents chance to hone recycling skills
The program, hosted by ecomaine, begins in April and runs for six months.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past
South Portland’s Pleasantdale neighborhood formed its own fire company
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Take a stand for public health To the editor, I have lived in South Portland for over 20 years. I was a small part of the citizen action led by Protect South Portland that stopped the reversal of ancient pipes to send dirty tar sands to South Portland. It was personally very satisfying. We prevented […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Feb. 25
Seniors vaccinated Senior living residents and associates at Stroudwater Lodge and Avita of Stroudwater have been fully vaccinated after receiving the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Residents and associates at Northbridge Communities’ Westbrook Campus were smiling with their eyes as they received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Stroudwater Lodge and Avita of […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Disparity in vaccine distributions across Maine worsens – and explanations conflict
Bangor’s mass vaccination site scurries to fill open slots, while those in Scarborough and Westbrook lack enough vaccine to operate at capacity.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ March 9 for Freeport bridge safety bond
I don’t own a crystal ball to show me what the future looks like. Which is one reason why I will vote “yes” March 9 on the Freeport bond issue. What I do know is that the population of Freeport is growing rapidly. We only get one chance to get this right for generations to […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Beth Kelsch assumes role as MaineHealth general counsel
PROMOTIONS Beth Kelsch has been promoted to general counsel at MaineHealth. Kelsch, a graduate of Yale Law School, was instrumental in the work supporting the unification of MaineHealth’s member health care providers into a single corporate entity. She left a career as a New Hampshire public defender in 2006 to join MaineHealth as legal counsel, […]