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Another Mainer dies and 245 more coronavirus cases are reported across Maine

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Maine makes quick shift to walk-in appointments as vaccine effort evolves

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — More than a dozen COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maine will offer doses without appointments next week in a rapid and marked shift from scarce doses and few appointments to little issue getting a shot as the vaccine effort continues.

Piscataquis County Retired Educators news

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met April 27 at the home of President Rheba Michaud with 12 members attending.

Maine native Anni Clark opens spring with ‘A Concert of the Heart’ at The Center for Moosehead History

GREENVILLE — Well-known balladeer Anni Clark is no stranger to Moosehead Lake.

Maine CDC reports 231 more coronavirus cases across the state

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Spinning Yarns for NICUs and drama camp

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts in Dover-Foxcroft is holding a fundraising event in early May to benefit area Neonatal Intensive Care Units and the Theatre’s children’s summer drama camps.

NAMI Maine’s 2020 annual report reveals a lifesaving impact

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, the state branch for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has released its 2020 annual report to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month.

Space available at Guilford UMC community garden

GUILFORD — The Guilford United Methodist Church has a community garden.

With a nod to the past, a Charleston couple preserves gravestones and maintains historic cemeteries

By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff STOCKTON SPRINGS — Before Stu Kallgren and Sue Dunham started coming to the historic Mount Recluse Cemetery on Cape Jellison in Stockton Springs to repair and clean old gravestones, it was something of a mess.

Two more Mainers die and 268 more coronavirus case are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals make changes to vaccination clinics

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Light C.

Blood donations in high demand as shortage continues

Blood donation centers locally and nationwide are experiencing a decline in blood collection, some seeing the lowest donor turnout in more than a year.

Mass vaccination clinic at Bangor’s Cross Center to close soon as demand falls

By David Marino Jr.

Gov. Mills shares her experience with domestic abuse as state unveils comprehensive report

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Star Herald Staff Maine’s domestic violence homicides account for nearly half of all homicides in the state, a number that has remained about the same for the past two decades.

MEA-Retired virtual annual meeting May 6

MEA-Retired (Maine Educators Association-Retired) will hold its annual meeting by Zoom meeting from 9:30 a.

Four more Mainers die and another 254 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce nearly $700,000 for Maine Head Start programs

Maine’s major police oversight bill stalls as sheriffs roll back support

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff After backing legislation that would bring more oversight to elected county sheriffs, the Maine Sheriffs’ Association withdrew its support this week, potentially torpedoing the bill’s chances of being passed by the full Maine Legislature and showing the difficulty of bringing legislative changes even amid widespread calls for more police accountability.

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