By Alexander MacDougall on Sep 16, 2021 05:58 pm The outcome of Canada’s Sept. 20 federal election could determine how much access Americans have to that country, given some of the parties’ concerns about current border crossing protocols. Read more... »
By Ernie Clark on Sep 16, 2021 05:50 pm Week 3 of the high school football season will proceed this weekend with some continued scheduling chaos due to COVID-19 cases around the state. Read more... »
By Jessica Piper on Sep 16, 2021 05:17 pm The bipartisan commission is tasked with redrawing Maine’s congressional and legislative districts after most of the state’s population growth over the past decade occurred in a few southern counties. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2021 05:03 pm The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal for a bail hearing for a truck driver who's been in jail since he was charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in 2019. Read more... »
By David Marino Jr. on Sep 16, 2021 05:01 pm A total of 58 people were hospitalized in the hospital on Thursday, beating the previous record of 55 the hospital set on Dec. 31, 2020, amid that period’s winter surge, according to data from Northern Light Health. Read more... »
By Lori Valigra on Sep 16, 2021 04:54 pm A July survey of more than 2,600 unemployment insurance claimants and active job seekers found that 34 percent cited job and skill mismatches and 31 percent cited COVID-19 concerns. Read more... »
By Lia Russell on Sep 16, 2021 04:42 pm Penobscot Community Health Care will cease rapid testing for travelers who need proof of a negative test, the organization announced Thursday, citing low testing supplies for rapid and PCR tests. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2021 04:15 pm The president directed OSHA to write a rule requiring employers with at least 100 workers to force employees to get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2021 04:00 pm PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Senate has passed a proposal from a Maine senator to create a standard for products that carry a “Made in America” label.Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine and Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah made the proposal, which passed unanimously this week. The senators said the patchwork of state laws […] Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 16, 2021 03:42 pm Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly estimates that 98 percent of players will be vaccinated, leaving between 10 and 15 players who have not received a vaccination. Read more... »
