I am so glad to see John Balentine giving Gov. Mills the credit she deserves for her handling of the COVID pandemic (“Here’s Something: An overabundance of caution is our undoing,” Aug. 13). He expressed that we have had an “abundance of caution” in our state, and I quite agree. This allowed Maine to have […]
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Letter: ‘Vital service’ not based in fact is not useful
I enjoyed traveling the written road provided by Andrew Young (“Forum: Balentine provides a vital service to Forecaster readers,” July 30), until he came to a fork. To the left, Young stated: “… I find (Balentine’s) commentaries so consistently at odds with reality and facts that I sometimes wonder if (he) actually believes any of […]
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Booster shots available for Mainers with compromised immune systems
Those who qualify include people who are having cancer treatments or who have immunodeficiency disease or other specified conditions affecting their immune systems.
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Portland vaccine policy applies to more than 1,000 city employees
The city is negotiating the implementation of the new vaccine mandate with various unions that represent municipal employees.
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Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
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Vaccine-skeptical cardinal placed on ventilator after contracting COVID
Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of Pope Francis’ fiercest critics and an outspoken Church conservative.
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Portland Public Schools offers Remote Academy for those eligible
Portland Public Schools is accepting applications for Remote Academy for the 2021-2022 school year for students who qualify for a health accommodation. A health accommodation, according to the district, is “a documented physical health condition for the student or a member of their immediate household for which a licensed physician requires that they not attend […]
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New York City to require vaccinations for museums, stadiums, casinos
The move expands an earlier vaccine requirement issued for indoor dining that goes into effect this week.
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Maine municipalities, counties gear up to spend federal relief funding
Local officials are figuring out how to spend $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, despite confusing guidelines and disbursement delays.
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U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Health officials say ‘the next couple of weeks’ of case data will help the U.S. make a decision.