The president is on track to meet his new goal of 200 million shots administered by his 100th day in office.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine to launch mobile units with FEMA to boost rural access to COVID-19 vaccine
The federal partnership is part of a broader effort to reduce gaps in vaccination rates among Maine counties and provide more vaccination sites in smaller communities.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Focus on vaccinations, not passports
The best way to open up safely is to maximize the number of people who can’t catch or spread COVID-19.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: View virus stats with a raised eyebrow
During coronavirus, Mainers have been inundated with statistics of every kind. We hear them every day, in every way, often with a sense of alarm by newscasters that are quoting the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, which logs the data. We hear the latest death count, confirmed case count, probable case count, hospitalizations […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
With COVID-19 cases surging on campus, Bates College extends its lockdown
The Lewiston-based campus hit a new high of 60 active cases among students after it locked down the campus last week.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Some businesses want masks on, even as states drop mandates
The law sides with owners as a company’s premises are private property.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Maine artists take part in global exhibit based on children’s game
The online exhibit, stemming from a “secret” message passed to one one artist and then spread worldwide through art, will go live April 10 and feature the work of a dozen Maine artists.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Southwest to offer daily flights between Portland and Chicago this summer
The new, nonstop flights from the Portland International Jetport to Chicago Midway International Airport will start in early June, the airline said.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Reader baffled by Balentine’s response to coronavirus measures
I have become quite inured to John Balentine’s hyperbolic rants that generally echo Fox News talking points and are usually so shallow and oversimplified that they can be easily dismissed. I was, however, stopped dead in my tracks when I read his March 25 column concerning the state of Maine’s response to the COVID pandemic […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Pandemic has fueled a surge in fishing, including newbies to the sport
Maine fishing guides and officials across New England report there was greater interest in fishing in 2020, and some anticipate it will remain that way this year.