UPS says it is working with its largest customers to ‘ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them’ so it can handle the flood of packages triggered by online holiday shopping during the pandemic.
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Maine hospitals preparing for rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Hospital systems across the state are lining up ultra-cold freezers and preparing to vaccinate staff and other community members within weeks, but some Mainers may not be vaccinated until later next year.
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Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining
The city decides to keep outdoor dining open despite the county’s order restricting restaurants to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more virus relief
Without more assistance, people will lose their homes and small businesses will fail, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tells a House committee.
Posted inNation & World
Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges
The agency also announced new guidelines that shorten recommended quarantines after close contact with someone infected with coronavirus.
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UMaine men’s ice hockey team tries to stay sharp, shake off practice fatigue
Black Bears practicing, trying to cope with a season on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
Hospitals are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate effort to ease staffing shortages.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Bennett tests positive for COVID-19, misses Senate ceremony
In quarantine, Rick Bennett, who represents Bridgton, Naples and Sebago, couldn’t be sworn in with his fellow legislators this week.
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Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not scheduled to consider the vaccine until Dec. 10.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston Police Department reports 11 cases of COVID-19
The department remains operational.