The daily toll amounts to 50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Central Maine teachers await answers on their COVID-19 vaccinations
Officials with the Maine Department of Education have said they did not know when teachers will receive the vaccine.
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Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Fournette, Bell go from lots of losing to Super Bowl
Tampa Bay’s Leonard Fournette’s old team, the Jaguars, went 1-15 and Kansas City’s Le’Veon Bell was released by the Jets, who finished 2-14.
Posted inNews
BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push
“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Uncategorized
COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.
Posted inHealth, Maine
MaineGeneral opens new addiction practice for those seeking treatment
MaineGeneral Addiction Medicine has locations in Waterville and Augusta for people seeking treatment for substance use disorder, opiate use disorder and treatment of other addictive substances.
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn
Sunday River Resort in Newry has eight new COVID-19 cases
The ski area’s new cases were confirmed by the Maine CDC, following a similar outbreak in December that included 31 cases. Schooner Memory Care in Auburn also has five COVID-19 cases.
Posted inUncategorized
Topsham student creates online benefit for siblings separated by foster care
Isabelle Gardiner, 18, will sell her artwork through a virtual fundraiser Feb. 7-13 to benefit Camp to Belong of Maine, which reunites siblings separated by foster care.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Massachusetts man sues Market Basket over its coffee
The lawsuit claims the supermarket’s store brand coffee doesn’t yield nearly as many cups as it promises.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Sidelines: New England Patriots fans have plenty to root for during Super Bowl
Though he’s no longer in New England, fans seem to continue to cheer for Tom Brady, Eli Canfield writes.