4 years ago Maine to offer COVID-19 vaccines to teachers, childcare staff after Biden directive By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — More than 52,000 Maine teachers and child care providers are newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccines after Gov.
4 years ago 136 more coronavirus cases have been reported in Maine By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Piscataquis County Ice Arena to be mass vaccination site DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Libra Foundation, Northern Light Health, Foxcroft Academy and Piscataquis County Ice Arena would like to announce that the PCIA will be the site of a clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations starting later this month.
4 years ago Maine says judge should dismiss newspapers’ lawsuit over access to court complaints By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The state is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Bangor Daily News and other publications over delayed access to documents in the judicial branch’s new e-filing system.
4 years ago Another 2 Mainers have died and 147 more coronavirus cases reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Maine’s plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to teachers is vague as start date approaches By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The majority of Maine K-12 school employees will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in May with a plan to help them get shots remaining vague as the state aims to start regional clinics for teachers next week.
4 years ago Dexter Regional High School Winter Carnival Court crowned DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School held the annual Winter Carnival from Feb.
4 years ago 182 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Blood donors continue to step up after a year of COVID-19 BANGOR — In the year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, tens of thousands of Americans have stepped up to address the needs of those reeling from the pandemic as well as record-breaking disasters across the country.
4 years ago Pandemic has left backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties By Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News Staff There are 10,000 more criminal cases awaiting a resolution in Maine than there were a year ago, but the increase has been most pronounced in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
4 years ago 128 more coronavirus cases have been reported in Maine By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Maine hospitals brace for new surge of vaccine seekers after state expands eligibility By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine hospitals anticipate another surge in demand for COVID-19 vaccines after state officials announced residents aged 60 and older would be next in line for shots, an extension to a greater population than previously anticipated.
4 years ago There are scorpions in Maine, and they’re probably in your house By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Mention scorpions and you are likely to think of those desert arachnids with the curved tails and the venomous stinger on the end.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies and 142 more coronavirus cases are reported across the state By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Another Mainer dies and 197 coronavirus cases reported across the state By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.
4 years ago Mainers 60 and older will qualify for COVID-19 vaccines in switch to age-based system By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine will extend coronavirus vaccination eligibility to roughly 200,000 more residents between the ages of 60 and 69 beginning Wednesday and change prioritization afterward to be based only on age, Gov.