Forty players are currently on the COVID-19 list, and Vegas, New Jersey, Buffalo, Minnesota and Colorado are on hold.
2021
U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 450,000; daily death toll remains stubbornly high
The daily toll amounts to 50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone.
Fournette, Bell go from lots of losing to Super Bowl
Tampa Bay’s Leonard Fournette’s old team, the Jaguars, went 1-15 and Kansas City’s Le’Veon Bell was released by the Jets, who finished 2-14.
Portland provides hazard pay at city nursing home during outbreak
City officials say the increased pay at the Barron Center is covered by Medicaid and unrelated to a hazard pay requirement in Portland’s new minimum wage ordinance.
BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push
“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
Girls basketball: Rebuilding Morse trying to establish strong culture for the future
The future is looking brighter for the Shipbuilders under new coach Jeannine Paradis.
COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.
In photos: Wiscasset-area narrow gauge railroad hosts winter event
Steve Piwowarski, marketing director for the museum, said the museum’s “steam and sleigh” event was created to engage the community and help people enjoy the outdoors safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topsham student creates online benefit for siblings separated by foster care
Isabelle Gardiner, 18, will sell her artwork through a virtual fundraiser Feb. 7-13 to benefit Camp to Belong of Maine, which reunites siblings separated by foster care.
Voting is on in UScellular’s 4th Annual Black History Month Art Contest
Public voting is now open in UScellular’s 4th annual Black History Month Art Contest with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. For the first time, voting is available online, and the southern Maine community can visit UScellular’s Art Contest to vote for their favorite piece of original art. In January, Boys & Girls Clubs […]