A K-9 reserve account and several expenditures were also authorized.
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Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
2020: It was a year like no other
2020 was a frustrating and difficult time, and although there likely were some triumphs here and there, the year will be remembered for the pandemic that completely reshaped the way we live.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Winter high school season delayed again in four counties
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York counties are still designated as ‘yellow,’ which means teams in those counties can’t begin practices on Monday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Four of Maine’s 16 counties remain ‘yellow’ in school reopening advisory system
The state released its latest set of county advisories for schools on Thursday, and Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York remain ‘yellow’ as infection rates continue to tick upward.
Posted inLocal News, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Med-Care begins vaccinating front-line workers
Moderna vaccine available for Med-Care and Rumford Fire EMS.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Bangor hospital reports week with most virus patients yet, but counts mostly stable elsewhere
Southern Maine Health Care Medical Center Medical Center and Presque Isle’s hospital also had their biggest inpatient burdens of the pandemic.
Posted inNation / World
Wisconsin health-care worker ‘intentionally’ ruined more than 500 vaccine doses, hospital says
The hospital fires the employee, and local and federal authorities are now investigating.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level
Employers continue to cut jobs as rising coronavirus infections keep many people at home and state and local governments re-impose restrictions.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine orders more vaccine, ends 2020 with some of the year’s highest COVID-19 numbers yet
The state reports 13 deaths and 702 more cases Thursday, and says it hopes to expand vaccinations to some private medical practices and assisted-living centers next week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Another 3,300 Mainers apply for unemployment aid
The Maine Department of Labor says payments may be delayed but there will be no break in benefits under extended federal programs.