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Published
March 17, 2021

Our View: Maine women bearing brunt of pandemic

A year of COVID-19 has shown that we depend on women, particularly moms, in ways that limit their lives and slow the state economy.
Published
March 17, 2021

Commentary: Vaccine passports don’t have to work to be effective

The United States should develop a system to verify inoculations but not necessarily use it.
Published
March 16, 2021

Androscoggin County government to receive $21 million from stimulus package

Noel Madore wants fellow commissioners to think big on how to use the massive grant.
Published
March 16, 2021

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

The European Medicines Agency says thousands of people across the EU develop blood clots every year for a variety of reasons and there was no increased incidents in the clinical studies of the vaccine.
Published
March 16, 2021

Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together

New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students 3 feet apart – half of the previous recommended distance – could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms.

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Published
March 16, 2021

At Portland International Jetport, things are looking up, director says

COVID-19 vaccinations, an easing of travel restrictions and another round of federal relief funding will aid in the rebound of the Portland International Jetport, Paul Bradbury says.
Published
March 16, 2021

USM nursing students on front lines of vaccine administration

The 70 student nurses have been trained to help at vaccine clinics at the Maine Mall, York Hospital and Greater Portland Health.
Published
March 16, 2021

The Latest: COVID-19 variant from Brazil found in Massachusetts

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Published
March 16, 2021

Crisis far from over for Maine women suffering prolonged unemployment

The state lost more than 48,000 jobs from February to December of last year, and women held 57% of those jobs. The crisis has drawn attention to systemic inequities for Maine's working women.
Published
March 16, 2021

Nursing homes still wait for more vaccine, which could be coming

Maine public health officials move to provide vaccine to long-term care facilities left without allocations while having new residents who are unvaccinated.