The number is painfully high but fraudulent claims may be pushing up the totals.
2021
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’
A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine set to receive 14% increase in vaccine doses next week
The 218 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday represented a slight uptick over previous days, but the seven-day average is about half what it was 2 weeks ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII
The last time life expectancy at birth dropped more dramatically was during World War II.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Enrollment uptick at St. James School mirrors statewide trend
Maine Catholic Schools superintendent Marianne Pelletier pronounced the 4 percent increase in Catholic school enrollment statewide ‘phenomenal.’
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland City Council examines survey results
The National Community Survey was completed by 797 South Portland residents through November and December 2020.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Superintendent’s Notebook: Windham Middle School construction project moves forward
RSU 14 received some wonderful news this month about the Windham Middle School construction project. After two years of waiting, the Maine Department of Education announced that the project to replace the 44-year-old school will be moving forward. The district took the first significant step of the process last week when it officially advertised for […]
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: What an emotional connection with water says about us
Winter in Maine can feel a bit isolated at times. We turn to nature for a certain type of connection. But, we don’t always think of connecting through nature. As I wrote about last week in a description of the enormity of the aquatic biome, water connects us in ways that are sometimes obvious and […]