Sunday’s announcement represents the second time Maine’s governor has contracted COVID-19 within the past year.
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3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
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House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19
U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
University of Maine System lifts COVID vaccine mandate
The system is still encouraging community members to get vaccinated and boosted.
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COVID-19 has ‘reshaped’ the health care industry, Central Maine Healthcare CEO says
From workforce shortages to the impending end of the federal public health emergency, health care systems continue to face significant operating challenges.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt – but never asked the IRS
Lawmakers who negotiated the payments say they believed the pandemic-era aid would be tax-free, but a Maine Revenue Service official says no such assurance was made.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tax season thrown into chaos as IRS weighs taxing Maine relief checks
Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.
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To-go alcoholic drinks may be here to stay
Despite objections from public health advocates, a legislative committee voted Wednesday in favor of permanently legalizing the pandemic-era practice of to-go cocktails, wine, and beer.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine community colleges stop requiring COVID-19 vaccine
The system president says high vaccination rates in the state and improved outcomes for people who contract COVID-19 played a role in the decision.
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Dr. Shah to attend State of the Union as he prepares for new federal role
Nirav Shah, director of Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will be second in command at the U.S. CDC starting next month.