New data published by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this week showed that less than 60% of Lewiston residents of all ages have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 20,000 residents are unvaccinated.
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Roof, salt and road bids approved in Livermore
The Select Board also discussed a discrepancy in town employee compensation.
Livermore Select Board approves salt, roof and road bids
The board also discussed a discrepancy in town employee compensation.
‘Race’ against COVID-19 variants is on as vaccine eligibility expands
Vaccines are ‘our ticket back to normal,’ Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Wednesday, the same day that the Auburn Mall vaccination clinic began offering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-to-15-year-olds.
Maine trial or error? Defendants finally going to face juries
Facing 10,000 more court cases than normal, Maine courts are gearing up for the return of jury trials after more than a year’s hiatus under the pandemic.
‘I’ve never lived through anything like this in my life’: 5 area nurses reflect on being a nurse during the pandemic
For the second year in a row, National Nurses Week has taken on a renewed meaning as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role that nurses play in patients’ lives at their most vulnerable moments.
Walk-in appointments, new mobile vaccination clinic coming to Lewiston-Auburn
The mass vaccination clinic at the Auburn Mall will begin accepting walk-in visits and a new mobile vaccination clinic in Lewiston is launching Friday.
Hospitalizations at Central Maine Medical Center remain high as new cases trend down
The Lewiston hospital saw record numbers of inpatients with COVID-19 and in critical care in April.
Lewiston-Auburn leads the entire country in daily average of new COVID-19 cases
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan ranks third in the country for the highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks, according to data published by The New York Times.
Services to help Mainers suffering job displacement available, org director tells Androscoggin County commissioners
The director of Eastern Maine Development Corp. explained its training and job placement programs available to displaced workers.