Medicare officials say they are encouraged that even as the delta variant has swept across the country, outbreaks in nursing homes have not raced out of control as happened last year.
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Winslow farm dealt financial blow after lightning strike kills 8 heifers
The animals had gathered Saturday under a tree during a rainstorm and died when lightning struck the tree and traveled downward to the ground.
Southern Meetings: Sept. 24-Oct. 1
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 9/27 3:30 p.m. School Board Policy Committee CEHS Library Tues. 9/28 10 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee Town Hall Tues. 9/28 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Library Tues. 9/28 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Town Hall Wed. 9/29 7 p.m. […]
Testimony wraps up in Auburn Walmart parking lot shooting trial
Gage Dalphonse is on trial in Augusta for killing Jean Fournier following a confrontation in 2019.
Westbrook voters to decide on councilor, three school committee seats
Ranked-choice voting for local elections is also on the November ballot.
Biden pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ on global challenges in address at UN
President Biden is facing a healthy measure of skepticism from allies during his week of high-level diplomacy as he summons allies to quickly address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses.
Tip leads police to human remains at Casella recycling center in Lewiston
Detectives and the medical examiner recovered remains that will undergo postmortem examination.
Maine House speaker joins push to defend abortion rights
Ryan Fecteau is one of almost 900 state lawmakers in the country who signed on to an amicus brief in support of abortion rights in the Dobbs vs. Women’s Health Organization court case.
Mexico buses, flies Haitians from remote area on U.S. border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says about 8,600 migrants are still in the border city of Del Rio.
RSU 21 reports 92 percent vaccination rate among school building employees
Central Office and other staff rates are lower, reducing the overall total to 81 percent as of Sept. 16.