Local & State
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Maine blazes workplace trail with earned paid leave requirement
A new law that took effect this year covers an estimated 85 percent of the workforce and allows workers to earn up to five days of paid time off each year.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
More donations arrive for Press Herald Toy Fund
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
UNE students lend a vital hand to Deer Isle nursing home hit hard by COVID
The partnership helped the home fill vital shifts as virus-stricken staffers isolated at home while offering future nurses and doctors an opportunity for intimate, hands-on experience during the pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Nursing home staff shortages escalate to crisis levels
As the number of COVID-19 infections explodes in Maine, a third of the state's 93 elder-care facilities are reporting unfilled positions.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Capitol riot, threats of violence echo Maine’s ‘Great Count-Out’
Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain came to the rescue, risking his own safety to keep peace as armed Republicans surrounded the State House claiming the 1879 gubernatorial election had been stolen.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Piscataquis County Commission rebukes Mills on coronavirus rules
The panel refers to COVID-19 as the 'Wuhan Virus' and claims that face coverings cause pneumonia and respiratory disease.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Maine Republican Party re-elects chairwoman
Dr. Demi Kouzounas, a dentist from Saco, gets another term, while Shane Reitze replaces Nick Isgro as vice chair.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Court: Maine Tourette’s patient can sue for being denied procedure
The Supreme Court of Maine is allowing a woman, who says a surgeon declined to repair her injured shoulder because she has Tourette’s syndrome, to proceed with a lawsuit.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Thousands lose power as blustery storm moves through Maine
The National Weather Service also received a small number of reports about flooding, including at Camp Ellis in Saco and on Marginal Way in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Total COVID-19 deaths in Maine exceed 500 as surge continues
The Maine CDC reports 444 cases of the novel coronavirus and 30 more deaths as the state grapples with further vaccine delays from the federal government.
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