Players and coaches cannot workout in person until at least the first of the new year, joining teams in York, Oxford and Androscoggin County.
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Mercy, Mid Coast, MaineGeneral, EMMC hit new highs for COVID-19 inpatients
The burden shot upward at EMMC after a lull but flattened at Maine Med, SMHC and CMMC.
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FDA clears Moderna vaccine and nation gets second shot in its arsenal
The shots developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health are set to arrive Monday, joining the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus.
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Congress averts shutdown but fight continues over pandemic relief
Weekend sessions are on tap, and House leaders hope for a vote Sunday on the massive package.
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Maine’s job recovery since the early pandemic has ground to a halt
The November jobs report showed a decrease of 500 jobs, after consistent but dwindling increases since a collapse in the labor market this spring.
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Former Standing Rock tribal chairman dies of COVID-19
Family members say the former chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has died after contracting COVID-19, not long after his wife passed away from the coronavirus.
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TSA scrambling for vaccine access for its own employees
The Transportation Security Administration’s chief medical officer instructed field managers this week to plead with local health departments and airport authorities to give the agency’s employees priority access to coronavirus vaccines since the Department of Homeland Security was not included in plans to give shots to federal employees under Operation Warp Speed. Fabrice Czarnecki, the […]
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‘This virus moves fast:’ Maine reports 436 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths
The state moves Cumberland County into the yellow designation for schools, meaning hybrid learning is recommended. And Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is dealing with a major outbreak.
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Pence, leaders in Congress get COVID vaccine; Trump absent
The public displays come as top U.S. health officials try to persuade Americans who may be skeptical of the vaccinations to get them to pave the way for the end of the pandemic.
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Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread
Tens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas