So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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Posted inHealth, Maine
‘A little different, a little broken’: How COVID-19 has changed us
Much as changed in the two years since COVID-19 arrived in Maine, and some changes will be permanent
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Don’t leave anyone behind in the rush to get back to normal
Lawmakers can protect the immunocompromised and kids under 5 from COVID while still allowing others to live their lives generally unencumbered.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate Republicans threaten to slow efforts to fund federal agencies, deliver aid to Ukraine
Washington faces a March 11 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
New offices for the hybrid era? Many companies are on board
But businesses plan to give workers more flexibility to work from home and might see cost savings from limiting their real estate holdings.
Posted inNation & World
‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoff arrives in Maryland with 1,000 vehicles
They want to hold lawmakers ‘accountable’ for the pandemic response, but their plans are opaque and their motives muddy.
Posted inMaine
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue downward trend
But 26 additional deaths were reported on Saturday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 2,135.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine businesses make few changes despite end of CDC mask advisory
Most retailers in the state already had dropped masking requirements for customers, and some had done so for public-facing workers.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now
The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state’s private colleges are taking varied approaches.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Federal CDC lifts its masking recommendation for all of Maine
The federal agency is, however, still advising that people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness wear a mask indoors.
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