The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world.
February 2022
Posted inMaine, Sports, Varsity Maine
Photo Album: Thursday’s Maine high school basketball tournament games
High school basketball players made the shots and our photographers caught the action. Here are some of our favorite photos from Maine’s high school basketball tournament, Feb. 24, 2022.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Wall Street reels, recovers in wake of Ukraine invasion
Beyond its tragic human toll, the conflict looked set to send prices even higher at gasoline pumps and grocery stores around the world.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported a surprising burst of hiring in January, with employers adding 467,000 jobs.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s pandemic death toll passes 2,000 while COVID hospitalizations drop to 4-month low
As Maine hospitalizations drop below 200 patients for the first time since October, the state reports 53 additional deaths from a review of vital records.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Subaru buyers caught up in right-to-repair fight over autos
To stymie independent repair shops, Massachusetts Subaru dealers are selling 2022 vehicles without in-car wireless technology.
Posted inNation / World
NATO chief: Peace ‘shattered’ in Europe after Russia attack
The secretary-general of NATO spoke after emergency talks to further beef up its land, sea and air forces on its eastern flank near Ukraine and Russia.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Hang on Oxford Hills – it’s pothole season!
It’s not just the heavily traveled roads that are responsible for flat tires and damaged rims.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Paris Utility District’s Grant earns Operator of the Year honor from EPA
After 37 years of service, Louise Grant has left her mark on the Paris Utility District and retires with an EPA award in hand.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills student a winner in The New York Times art contest
Senior Lucy Tardiff of Otisfield depicted the chaos she felt during the COVID-19 pandemic.