Maine’s medical networks plan large-scale vaccination clinics
The standalone clinics are necessary because most medical facilities don t have enough space and staffing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the wider public under pandemic protocols.
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Maine’s major medical networks are planning to set up large-scale, standalone vaccination clinics to help inoculate the wider public against COVID-19 as more vaccine becomes available and more people become eligible.
Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which includes Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, announced plans Friday to establish a regional vaccination clinic that would be able to administer more than 800 vaccine doses daily and be accessible to all eligible patients and community members.
Mt. Ararat kicks off virtual swim season
Eagles hold first meet of unconventional season, which includes not having races in their home pool.
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The Mt. Ararat Eagles held their first virtual swim meet of the season on Thursday at the Wiscasset Community Center in Wiscasset. Eli Canfield/The Times Record
WISCASSET For the past 10 months, people all around the world have adapted to doing more things virtually. Whether it’s been working from home, or having to go to school via zoom, society has changed in some way virtually.
Now, high school swim teams are doing the same thing, holding virtual swim meets, replacing the usual in-person meets during the season.
Gardiner-based childcare program receives gift from Camden National Bank
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley raising funds for new building.
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GARDINER The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kennebec Valley recently received a $25,000 donation from Camden National Bank through its private charitable foundation, the Bank of Maine’s Foundation.
According to a news release from the childcare program, the donation to the organization’s capital campaign is perfectly timed, this donation will support the overall campaign for a new building, as well as help the club with its recently launched, $1 Million Match Challenge. With this level of support for the club’s campaign, Camden National Bank will have the honorary naming rights to the Infants Play Area in the new building.