About 50 incarcerated people will receive the money taken two years ago amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Maine reports 569 new cases of COVID-19 over a 3-day period
There were two additional deaths reported over the period covering Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations increase sharply in Maine
Still, public health experts are not projecting a return to the winter surges that the omicron wave caused in Maine and the U.S.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 12 in Maine
School officials are watching COVID trends as students return from spring break at the same time cases have been rising throughout Northeast.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
15-2, 15-4: Suddenly we’re all playing cribbage
Many people passed the time during the pandemic shutdowns and mask mandates by taking up or rediscovering cribbage, a card and board game that’s been around since the 1600s.
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Hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 317 new COVID-19 cases
The state has been hovering around 100 hospitalizations for more than a month, even as caseloads have risen sharply.
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Maine launches website to explain relief check rules
The site answers questions about the $850 checks that will be sent to many Mainers beginning in June.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Schools & Education
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses as COVID-19 cases rise
Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant, but several Northeast cities have seen a rise in recent weeks,
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Maine school officials watching COVID trends as students return from spring break
With classes scheduled to resume Monday, Maine is seeing case numbers rise and hospitalizations fluctuate.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to highest level in more than a month
A total of 107 people were hospitalized with the virus as of Thursday morning, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.