Kids who get their first vaccine dose by the end of this week can be fully vaccinated by Christmas.
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Mills opens eligibility for COVID vaccine boosters to all adults amid record cases and hospitalizations
The governor’s announcement comes on the same day Maine reported a single-day record 1,042 new cases of COVID-19.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton Select Board brainstorms American Rescue Plan Act spending ideas
Wilton has received $209,000 of the total $418,000 it expects to get under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Boosters for all adults in U.S. closer, with panel meeting set
Some cities and states already allow all adults to get boosters of Pfizer’s vaccine, but it is not yet official U.S. policy.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County discusses how to comply with vaccine mandate
The two options would include mandatory vaccination, with exemptions for medical or religious reasons, or an employee choice option where employees who have not provided a copy of their vaccine card would be required to get tested every seven days.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills Athletic Boosters make a stand to use school facilities for youth sports
Directors unanimously approved SAD 17 Athletic Director Kevin Scott’s recommendations for starting winter sports Monday night.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
States circumvent federal regulations to offer booster shots to all adults
The state-level expansion of booster eligibility comes as top-level Biden administration officials push federal regulators to open access to all adults.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 bus driver shortage causes district to ask some parents to bring their children to and from school
A lack of school bus drivers in Regional School Unit 10’s Buckfield and Hartford-Sumner area is causing some of their bus drivers to double-up on several routes this week.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Politics
Wales lawmaker out of hospital after COVID-19; still speaking out against vaccine
Randall Greenwood, who is recovering at home after a 12-day hospital stay that included time on a ventilator, says he won’t get vaccinated.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s COVID-19 surge intensifies as cases, deaths and hospitalizations mount
Transmission of the virus appears to be speeding up in Maine heading into Thanksgiving week, when many will gather indoors.