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Coronavirus

Published
August 19, 2021

Turner-based school district approves mask mandate after contentious meeting

Rule applies to all students and staff indoors when school opens in September.
Published
August 19, 2021

Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID-19 hot spot

Health officials believe the rampant spread of the virus is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle.
Published
August 19, 2021

Record delta wave hits kids, raises fear as U.S. schools open

Just as schools are reopening across the U.S., children are filling hospital beds instead of classrooms in record numbers, sick with COVID-19.
Published
August 19, 2021

Franklin County battling psychiatric services shortage

A shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals has added stress to an already struggling system in Franklin County.
Published
August 19, 2021

Wilton Lions Club yard sale features something for everyone

An unprecedented amount of "stuff" will be on display during the three-day sale near the Big Apple on Routes 2 and 4 in Wilton.

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Published
August 19, 2021

COVID-19 patient counts keep climbing in Maine hospitals

As many people are in intensive care now as during last winter's surge, with the delta variant pushing unvaccinated people into hospitals.
Published
August 19, 2021

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

Landlords are fuming over the decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a new eviction moratorium lasting until Oct. 3.
Published
August 19, 2021

Sen. King tests positive for COVID-19, quarantines at home

The senator's office said Angus King tested positive in Maine, a day after he began feeling feverish.
Published
August 19, 2021

Maine reports 182 new cases, with decline in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, the state's most populous and highly-vaccinated county, had its risk designation lowered from ‘substantial’ to ‘moderate’ Thursday.
Published
August 19, 2021

Parents in southern Maine are excited, yet wary of COVID, as school year approaches

The delta variant and rising case numbers have raised fresh concerns for some parents, while others are eager for more in-school time and feel confident in schools' reopening plans.