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Memorial Day events set for Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Fayette

Ceremonies, chicken barbecue planned for Monday, May 31

by Kay Neufeld May 18, 2021

Town manager announced “new protocols” for masks, distancing.

by Bonnie Washuk Special to the Sun Journal May 18, 2021May 20, 2021

Lewiston Schools Superintendent Jake Langlais said he’s torn about Mills’ unmasking directive.

The first jury trial in several months in Augusta, which took place over two days, resulted in a guilty verdict for 46-year-old Timothy Barclift.

by DEE-ANN DURBIN, STEPHEN GROVES, ALEXANDRA OLSON and JOSEPH PISANI ASSOCIATED PRESS May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Many workers emerging from the pandemic don’t want to return to the jobs they once had

Meanwhile, the Maine CDC reports fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the 4th consecutive day, as well as 2 additional deaths.

by V. Paul Reynolds Outdoors Columnist May 17, 2021

Out-of-staters will be welcome to fish Maine’s waters, as long as their home states don’t have significant spikes in COVID-19 cases.

by SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press May 17, 2021

Authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state.

A lawsuit seeks to have the state reimbursed for the purchase of 1.8 million fake masks late last year.

by MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

The New York governor was criticized last year for penning a book touting his performance on the virus while the crisis was ongoing.