Some regional planners think the only way to get riders back and attract new ones is to invest in transit expansion and innovation.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills earns praise, criticism for pandemic response as re-election campaign looms
In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she’s issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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Among the vaccinated in Maine, a growing anger at those who resist
Inoculated residents express frustration and ambivalence about the unvaccinated as COVID-19 case counts rise here and across the U.S.
Posted inNation / World
Report projects 2,487 more breast cancer deaths in next decade due to pandemic
The new research urges women who had screenings or treatment delayed in 2020 to not delay further.
Posted inNation / World
Coronavirus could spark 140,000 to 300,000 cases a day in U.S.
Experts cite the delta variant, which transmits more easily between people, and relaxing precautions, such as no longer wearing masks or engaging in social distancing.
Posted inMaine
Surge continues as Maine CDC reports 91 new COVID-19 cases, one death
Hancock County fell out of the ‘substantial transmission’ range that triggers a CDC recommendation for vaccinated mask-wearing indoors.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
U.S. CDC documents on delta variant may explain increasing case rates in central and western Maine
New information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some explanation for increasing case rates and deeper look behind the state’s shift in masking recommendations.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Three-quarters of people infected in Provincetown outbreak were vaccinated, CDC finds
The data prompted this week’s recommendation that even vaccinated people wear masks in some indoor settings.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Walmart mandates vaccines for workers at its headquarters
The nation’s largest retailer is also requiring that all of its workers in locales with high infection rates wear masks.
Posted inNation / World, Sports
Japan expands virus state of emergency after record spikes amid Olympics
Japan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday.