Scientists have shifted away from talk of eliminating the virus to controlling it, but the weeks and months ahead could be rough.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine kindergarten vaccination rate rises
Fewer parents sought religious and philosophical exemptions last year, and a new law that takes effect this year that bans all but medical exemptions.
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Posted inNation & World
Federal court set to rule on eviction moratorium this week
Both parties have asked for a ruling by Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Comfort food: Nonprofit gives Americans 100,000 free lasagnas
The grassroots organization is helping people across the U.S. who are facing hardships brought on by the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
Most experts believe the nation’s official toll of more than 414,000 dead is a vast undercount.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: The Best Policy
When the paper resumes publishing restaurant reviews, honest feedback – both positive and negative – is the way to go.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to ‘a new normal,’ knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Restaurant-loving couple creates heated cushion to keep eating outside
The Southport couple started Hüga to make al fresco dining less frigid over the winter.
Posted inHealth
1,000 COVID shots a week? Primary care doctors feel excluded by ‘unrealistic’ requirement
The Maine CDC recently started taking applications for ‘collaborative’ vaccination clinics staged by small practices, but doctors say few offices will be able to meet the volume demands set by the state.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
A vote to end debate falls short on an amendment that would allocate $500 billion to COVID-19-related unemployment benefits, support for businesses, and testing, prevention, and treatment programs at schools and elsewhere.