Local & State
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Maine reports big drop in COVID hospitalizations
While daily case counts have declined from earlier this month, new omicron subvariants continue to circulate and drive a wave of infections.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Staff shortage taking a toll on employees at Portland’s city-run long-term care facility
The Barron Center has 80 open jobs. Just over a third of its positions are unfilled.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Fire destroys waterfront hotel in Boothbay Harbor
The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the Beach Cove Waterfront Inn, according to Wiscasset Deputy Fire chief John Merry.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Longtime renters at Wells motel fighting eviction
A judge has granted Pine Tree Legal's request for a restraining order, preventing the Majestic Regency Resort in Wells from evicting 10 renters who were told last week they had days to move out or face arrest.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign
UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Nonprofits call on state to coordinate housing and other services for asylum seekers
A letter from 79 nonprofits and community organizations calls for state coordination, including the opening of emergency housing sites, to address the ongoing influx of asylum seekers into Maine.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Elections officials fight misinformation about Maine’s voting security
Voter fraud has been rare and identifiable in the state because of paper ballots and individual voter histories.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Augusta sewage testing shows area’s highest coronavirus count in two years
A May 11 sample of wastewater collected by Greater Augusta Utility District showed a spike in the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Bogus threat prompts early dismissal Monday at South Portland High School
A 'nonspecific threat' written on a bathroom wall was found not to be credible, but students were sent home as a precaution.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Brothers’ argument over T-shirt led to shooting death of Wells toddler, police say
Police say that Andrew Huber Young, 19, got in a fight with his brother and was kicked out of the family house, only to return hours later with a gun, firing shots that killed Octavia Huber-Young. She would have turned 2 in July.
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