The Sun Journal spoke to six health care workers from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center about the impacts that the 15-month-old pandemic has had on them.
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11-year-old rescued from Androscoggin River after young boy, teens call for help
The boy spent about 45 minutes clinging to a branch at the edge of the river before he was pulled into a rescue boat about 6:15 p.m.
Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
Jared Golden presses for Global War on Terrorism Memorial in nation’s capital
To honor veterans, many legislators seek to bypass a ban on new memorials in a section of the National Mall in Washington.
Lake Auburn study raises possibility of swimming and ‘low impact’ development
Mayor Jason Levesque called the study results “the dawn of a new era in Auburn.”
Androscoggin River banks get a good cleaning
Volunteers help at the 10th annual Androscoggin River Clean-Up on Saturday.
Lewiston man gets 6 years for illegal marijuana operations
Richard Daniels was one of more than a dozen defendants charged in a broad-based organization that manufactured marijuana under the guise of the Maine Medical Marijuana program.
State fixes glitch in liquor law overlooked for 45 years before sellers feel the pinch
When regulators discovered a problem overlooked for half a century, state legislators rushed to rewrite the statute before it hurt Maine’s hospitality businesses.
‘It’s an employee’s market’: Students help fill the demand for labor in Maine
With many Maine employers looking everywhere for workers, the local prospects look good for students seeking summer jobs this year.
Oxford County reports no new cases of COVID-19 for first time in more than 5 months
Meanwhile, Franklin County was among just four counties that saw an increase in the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases per capita over the past week.