‘COVID has greatly exacerbated the crisis,’ says a public health researcher who tracks overdose trends.
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The risks of COVID-19 to children under 12 remain low, even as vaccine awaits approval
All pandemic-era mask requirements and other restrictions became recommendations, including in school and child care settings, this month as Maine’s civil state of emergency came to an end.
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Online pilot program for pre-K students to launch in Maine
The program will be offered for free to 200 children from low-income families.
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Bringing together people and food, Brunswick farm exceeds 50,000 pounds of donated produce
Growing to Give, a nonprofit farm in Brunswick, aims to counter food insecurity and climate change through local, sustainable agriculture.
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State indefinitely extends license suspension of Lewiston cremation business
The license suspensions are in place until a future public hearing when all complaints related to Affordable Cremation Solution and its owner, Kenneth Kincer, can be heard at the same time.
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Maine reports 65 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days
The state announced the opening of a new vaccination clinic at the Portland International Jetport, as it strives to add more people to the list of those protected against the virus.
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Five years after the death of his daughter, Lisbon man receives her ring in the mail
Conrad Davis of Lisbon found comfort in receiving the ring, other coincidences about his daughter.
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Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks – are schools next?
The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, in what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year. In some cases the outbreaks have spread from the camp to the broader community. The clusters […]
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Freeport grads reboot senior project to donate 160 chickens to Maine food pantries
The project involved 12 families who each raised between 10 and 25 chickens.
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Bowdoinham Country Store reopens under new ownership after a major facelift
The store, in the center of the rural town, is the closest alternative for locals who don’t want to drive to Topsham for groceries.