Local & State
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
More than 7,600 Maine employers approved for new pandemic aid
About $553 million in forgivable loans has been approved for Maine businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program's current phase.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
State regulator launches probe into future of Maine’s electric grid
The investigation comes after controversy over Central Maine Power's estimated costs for connecting solar energy farms to the grid.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
MaineHealth receives $12.8 million grant for rural health care research
It will use the funds, from the National Institutes of Health, to study ways to reduce the disparity in health care quality between urban and rural areas of the state.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Maine overdose deaths set new record in 2020, and 2021 started even worse
Drug overdose deaths surged in January, with 58 confirmed or suspected fatal overdoses, the highest monthly figure in at least a year.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
New jobless claims continue to decline in Maine
About 2,700 Mainers filed or reopened a claim for state benefits in the second week of February, down from 2,800 a week earlier.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’
A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Maine set to receive 14% increase in vaccine doses next week
The 218 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday represented a slight uptick over previous days, but the seven-day average is about half what it was 2 weeks ago.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Maine Lives Lost: Sharon Merrill, educator, guidance counselor and world traveler
The longtime Cape Elizabeth educator was diagnosed with COVID-19 the day after she received her first dose of the vaccine. It was too late to help her.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
South Portland guidance counselor on leave as district investigates incident with Black Student Union
The guidance counselor says he didn't intend to offend anyone with an email to staff last week regarding the new student group, but some students and teachers say the incident was hurtful and a reminder of why having a Black Student Union is so important.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccinations rise, new cases decline in Maine, but connection unclear
Dr. Nirav Shah of the Maine CDC says 'one hypothesis' is that vaccines and immunity acquired through exposure to the disease are combining to suppress the virus.
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