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February 9, 2021

Senior Companion Program seeks more clients during pandemic

In-person visits have been suspended, but homebound seniors benefit from weekly wellness calls, The Opportunity Alliance says.
Published
February 9, 2021

In vaccine rollout, 26 states have plans for teachers to get their shots. Maine isn’t one of them.

Teachers are defined as essential workers, a large group in Maine that also includes grocery employees, postal workers, agricultural and other food workers, and manufacturing employees.
Published
February 9, 2021

Our View: MaineHealth jumps the vaccine line

The state should not let a health care provider put its low-risk employees ahead of high-risk workers elsewhere.
Published
February 8, 2021

Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless football fans fuel worries

Newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in 3 months, but authorities worry that raucous Super Bowl celebrations could fuel new outbreaks.
Published
February 8, 2021

Texas Rep. Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19

He is the first sitting member of Congress to die from the virus.

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Published
February 8, 2021

New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections

How long immunity lasts from natural infection is one of the big questions in the pandemic.
Published
February 8, 2021

Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millions

People leaving the U.S. are now required to show a negative test before returning.
Published
February 8, 2021

Schools nationwide plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

President Biden has made reopening schools a top priority, but administrators say there is much to consider as new strains of the coronavirus appear and teachers wait their turn for vaccinations.
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February 8, 2021

Citizen effort underway to remove members of Androscoggin County Commission

Papers filed to recall anti-masker and Lewiston commissioner Brian Ames, and plans made for Wales' Isaiah Lary and Auburn's John Michael as well.
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February 8, 2021

House Democrats reject plan to trim $1,400 stimulus payments

The broadening of eligibility for middle class households is the latest sign that Democrats are moving ahead without Republican support on President Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief package.