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COVID-19
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race
Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills asks state departments to trim spending by 10%
State Finance Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa directed department leaders to find ways to reduce costs as the state grapples with COVID-19-related revenue losses.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republican lawmakers again reject call for special session
Top Democrats want the Legislature to take up hundreds of unfinished bills, but Republican leaders say they first want an agreement on the scope and length of a session.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Free COVID-19 test site opens Monday in Westbrook
The “Swab and Send” facility will test anyone with an appointment in an effort to prevent outbreaks.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland to hire minority COVID specialist
The temporary position is one of two funded by pandemic relief grant funds.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Knightville’s Big Babe’s down, but not out
The city manager speculates that a decrease in tourism due to the pandemic is adversely affecting eateries throughout South Portland; statistics reflect a statewide downward trend.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Local nonprofits beating back senior isolation
A number of organizations are reaching out to area seniors isolated by the pandemic with a simple message: We know you are there, and we care.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth OKs expanding outdoor dining, retail space
Town awarded COVID-19-related grant