The change in requirements for businesses comes as Maine sees improving health metrics, including a decrease in the positivity rate and new case rate.
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Stuck in a snowstorm, health-care workers vaccinate strangers caught in traffic
The impromptu vaccination session amid a snowstorm is the latest example of health-care workers scrambling to make use of leftover doses.
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The Latest: Coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa identified in South Carolina
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine inmates should not have to wait for vaccine
Incarcerated people are a high-risk group that’s not given high priority in the state’s vaccine program.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
School funding projections give Maine districts a mix of good and bad news
The state has adjusted its funding formula to help preserve staffing levels in light of temporary enrollment declines caused by COVID-19.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football ready to start practice for spring season
Still unsure whether they can hold home games, the Black Bears will start preparing next week for a six-game CAA spring season.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
TSA records its lowest passenger numbers in six months
The last time passenger levels were below 500,000 was July 4, 2020, a Saturday holiday only a few months into the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans
The governor says she’s having departments look for federal funds that would let the state balance its budget without taxing businesses for Paycheck Protection Program money they received.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Some Maine farms to get federal loan relief
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Vaccination rollout leaves questions unanswered for Lakes Region residents
In the Lakes Region, pharmacy retailers and some long-term care facilities have declined to comment on where their allotment has gone and providers have said that the sporadic and limited supply makes it difficult to say when and where residents can get vaccinated.