Maine officials say pausing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will give time to train the medical community on how to treat someone who may have developed a blood clot from the vaccine.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Great Falls Balloon Festival grounded for this year
Organizers cited the pandemic mandates and the number of visitors drawn to the three-day festival.
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Posted inNation & World
Miami Beach curfew aims to shut down Spring Break partying
A party-ending curfew is in effect in Miami Beach, imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people
Posted inNation & World
Cow cuddling has become a thing for lonely hearts in the pandemic
You can’t hug your friends or most of your family members. But you can hug a cow.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Volunteers are key at vaccine sites. It pays off with a shot
As states ramp up vaccination distribution in the fight against the coronavirus, volunteers are needed to do everything from direct traffic to check people in to keep vaccination sites running smoothly
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Drinking 1 or more cups of caffeinated coffee could reduce your heart failure risk
Decaf did not have the same effect. The conclusions were reached after looking at three major studies that together had followed 21,361 U.S. adults for at least 10 years.
Posted inNation & World, News
Nearly $1 billion Mega Millions prize possible in Friday night’s drawing
The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game had grown to nearly $1 billion going into Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner
Posted inNation & World
The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail
Instructed not to use any of the half-dozen bathrooms inside the couple’s D.C. home, the Secret Service detail assigned to protect the lives of Trump’s daughter and son-in-law found a costly solution.
Posted inNation & World
Video: Police investigate after a woman falsely accuses Black hotel guests of stealing her phone
Musician Keyon Harrold, who was staying with his son at a boutique hotel in SoHo, was approached by an unknown woman in the lobby who falsely accused his 14-year-old son of stealing her phone.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Dump truck driver killed in Wales rollover
WALES — The driver of a dump truck hauling gravel was killed Friday morning when the truck rolled over on Route 126. Chief Deputy William Gagne of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said investigators are looking into the possibility that a medical issue caused the crash. The truck was headed toward Monmouth shortly before 7 a.m. […]