The state also reported 773 new cases and two additional deaths.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise sharply in Maine
While the state continues to have one of the highest infection rates in the nation, the U.S. CDC downgrades transmission levels in southern and coastal Maine.
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Maine man charged in Capitol insurrection now accused of attacking another officer
Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon already was facing 10 charges for his role in the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors have indicated they intend to add additional charges.
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Susan Collins calls police after abortion-rights message is written on sidewalk
The red-white-and-blue chalk message found outside her home Saturday night urged Collins to vote in favor of the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday to protect a woman’s right to abortion.
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Portland schools will require masks starting Thursday
Maine now has the fourth highest COVID-19 infection rate among states as the average daily case count has declined this week.
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Bowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042
The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.
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Maine hospitals report slight rise in number of patients with COVID
Maine continues to have the highest infection rate among U.S. states.
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Two people killed on railroad tracks in Biddeford
The individuals, who Amtrak said were trespassing, died Sunday morning in an incident involving a train on the tracks just off Main Street.
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Indoor mask-wearing once again recommended for much of Maine as COVID hospitalizations rise
The designation of Cumberland County, the midcoast and northern Maine as having high community levels of COVID means masks are recommended when indoors in half of the state’s counties.
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Aerospace executive takes over as Bath Iron Works president
Charles F. Krugh of Gulfstream Aerospace takes over at the Bath-based shipbuilder.