The decline in the number of hospital patients began last week, but may be temporary because of an anticipated post-holiday surge in cases and the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
2021
Posted inMaine
Maine to receive more than $5.5 million in school meal assistance
Nearly $4 million will be supply chain assistance for schools, while the rest of the money will help food purchases, including from local producers.
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Posted inNew England
Rhode Island nonprofits share in $5.4 million in relief grants
More than 160 nonprofits in Rhode Island are sharing federal coronavirus relief funding.
Posted inNation & World
Hundreds of parakeets dropped off at Michigan animal shelter
The son of an animal hoarder called to say he was coming to surrender 60 to 80 parakeets from his father’s house. He showed up with about 497.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Group pays mortgages of fallen Massachusetts state trooper, firefighter
The Tunnels to Towers Foundation made the gifts as part of its annual Season of Hope campaign.
Posted inNation & World
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
South Africa’s president says Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Overnight cranberry rolls with cream cheese frosting make for festive mornings
The dough is enriched with cream cheese, then wrapped around a tart fruity filling.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Land conservation success stories dotted the state this year
From the Sebago Lakes region to the woods of Moosehead Lake and the waters of Washington County, land parcels have been protected for future generations.
Posted inFood
Maine Food A to Z: Our annual roundup in 2021
What a year! We adapted, we quit in droves, we begged for common courtesy, we mourned the loss of an iconic factory. And so much more.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Christmas doesn’t always have to look the same
You think a stable is a tough place to sleep? Try the Bob Hope USO at Los Angeles International Airport.