The Edgecomb ceramic arts center is taking advantage of inactivity on campus to move forward with its master plan.
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Getting vaccinated is just the first step for front-line hospital staff
After caring for COVID patients for nine months, the first ICU and ER workers inoculated at Maine Med are doing fine and hoping everyone keeps wearing masks and gets vaccinated, too, as soon as possible.
Our View: Long nights ahead for homeless in Maine’s largest city
Rising poverty is symptom of the COVID crisis, stressing services for those in need.
The View From Here: Vaccination needs to win over skeptics
A coronavirus vaccine won’t work unless almost everyone takes it. Will they?
After outbreak at Bangor hospital, nurses want elective surgery, patient visits canceled
More than 30 people at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center have tested positive for COVID-19.
Seaweed industry stays afloat, even gains during pandemic
Seaweed harvesting and farming, based largely along the coast of Maine, has found a way to grow during the crisis.
Holiday traffic clogs Balkan borders despite virus warnings
The current border rush appears to be fueled by Serbia’s decision to demand mandatory negative coronavirus tests for foreigners coming in starting on Monday.
One family’s virus nightmare reflects deepening U.S. crisis
The U.S. has had another record day of coronavirus cases.
California town says no to tough virus rules, then yes
It was almost two weeks ago that Solvang made headlines when it said it wouldn’t enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tough new stay-at-home orders.
Analysis: States spent over $7 billion competing for early virus supplies
The sum went to acquiring personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices such as ventilators.