But the burden on Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor finally eased this week, although it still has the highest numbers in the state.
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The Good Table closes for COVID-19 testing
The Cape Elizabeth restaurant is testing its entire staff ‘out of an abundance of caution’ after a member was exposed.
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Maine’s job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years
The percentage of jobs lost in the state since February was more severe than in any economic downturn since 1969, according to a new state analysis.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. vaccine rollout hindered by faulty coordination, messaging
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration’s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort.
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U.S. unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000
The continued weakening of the U.S. job market coincides with other signs that hiring and economic growth are faltering under the weight of the pandemic.
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Thirteen more people die of COVID-19, as worrisome trend continues
The total number of deaths has nearly doubled in Maine since Dec. 1, and the state reported 535 new cases on Thursday.
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The Latest: U.S. records its deadliest day of the pandemic
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Protecting first responders
Gray and New Gloucester fire and rescue personnel receive the first of their two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
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Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions
Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
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Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start
As of Wednesday, 5.3 million people in the U.S. had gotten their first shot out of the 17 million doses distributed so far.