Visitors and employees who work with the public must continue to wear masks while in City Hall and other public buildings.
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Maine’s 7-day case average goes below 200 for first time since late March
The decline comes 3 days before the state’s mask mandate is set to expire for most people in most settings.
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Posted inNation & World
Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts
The highest percentages are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta mass vaccination site to remain open through June
Vaccination clinic operated by MaineGeneral Health continues to offer scheduled and walk-in appointments as it plans to also offer smaller, pop-up clinics around the region.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine’s mask mandates to end for all except students
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order ending the state’s mask mandate effective next week, ahead of the Memorial Day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the summer tourism season. The governor originally said her order would allow fully vaccinated Mainers to forgo masks indoors. But the administration decided it would be […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick Landing vaccine clinic to relocate next month
Mid Coast Hospital will be moving the vaccination clinic from Brunswick Landing to the hospital campus.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies
An abrupt relaxation of rules has left retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals and other employers scrambling to decide whether and how to adjust their own policies.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World
What are Americans making for dinner? Reservations.
In some states, restaurant traffic has blown by pre-pandemic levels, prompting industry experts to draw parallels between now and the Roaring ’20s, which followed the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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As Maine closes mass vaccination sites, governor drops mask mandate for nearly everyone
Gov. Janet Mills’ executive order repeals the mask mandate as of May 24 for all residents, whether they are vaccinated or not, except children 5 and older who are in school or day care.
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U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low as some states end federal aid
With the economy rebounding, 22 states, from Texas and Georgia to Ohio and Iowa, plan to begin blocking a $300-a-week federal payment for the unemployed starting in June.