Periodic, localized blood shortages are not uncommon, but this shortage is ‘unprecedented in its scope,’ said a blood bank official.
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Why New England wines are starting to get some serious attention
Climate change and more adventurous consumers have contributed to the growth of the industry in the region.
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Posted inNation / World, New England
Police: 9 injured in shootout recovering; charges expected
Multiple guns were used and it involved an ‘ongoing feud’ between 2 groups known to authorities, police say.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, New England
Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast
This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration’s push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Connecticut racial equity meeting interrupted with racist slurs, images
Police are trying to find out who interrupted a video conference meeting of a racial equity task force with racist epithets and images of enslaved people.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Woman found dead in New Hampshire house fire died of gunshot wound
The woman’s husband, from whom she was estranged, was found unconscious and injured and was dragged from the house by police during the fire.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Two trail runners, including Mainer, rescued after 1 lost shoes, ran barefoot in snow
The men were airlifted from Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire after losing a popular loop trail.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England
Authorities use pear to lure escaped emu that is moving to Maine
The bird, which can run fast and become aggressive, was roaming the streets of Haverhill, Mass.
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Game on? Prospects for fall sports vary widely in U.S.
Several states won’t be playing tackle football at high schools this season; in Maine, guidelines will likely become more clear this week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Uncategorized
Plenty of power this summer, but is Maine looking at higher rates down the road?
Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months