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Dragon Cement announced its plans  earlier this month to idle production in Maine by 2025 and lay off about 65 workers.

Dragon Cement announced its plans  earlier this month to idle production in Maine by 2025 and lay off about 65 workers.

Sold-out show held at the Mars Theatre Tuesday night

Maine’s construction workforce will have less to do with the industry’s incremental growth, and more to do with the high percentage of expected departures among skilled tradespeople in the coming decade.

There are several ways for Penn State alumni to keep the love for their alma mater going and continue expanding the institution’s legacy even after they graduate — one of

After nine years of working in a coal mine, one man traded it in for a wind turbine. But how many others will follow?

FARMINGTON — The Indian Health Service has started giving shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents ages 12-15. The IHS posted on its Facebook page on May 12 that its facilities can vaccinate those who are ages 12 and older with the Pfizer vaccine. The action follows approvals from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. "Check with your local IHS, tribal health program or urban Indian health program for more information," the post...

ebevins@newsandsentinel.com Wood County Schools nurse Antoinette Nottingham, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Parkersburg South High School teacher Steve Grasser during the first round of employee vaccinations Thursday morning at Parkersburg High School. (Photo Provided) Wood County Schools nurse Marilyn Schreckengost measures out a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during a round of employee vaccinations Thursday morning at Parkersburg High School. The initial round of vaccinations...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Makeshift morgue set up at Banner hospital in central Phoenix Arizona Republic A nurse in New York City was among the first people in the United States to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Shipments were arriving across the country, with the first boxes arriving in Arizona. Pima County Health Department director tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona reports 4,848 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths Governor ex...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Makeshift morgue set up at Banner hospital in central Phoenix Arizona Republic A nurse in New York City was among the first people in the United States to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Shipments were arriving across the country, with the first boxes arriving in Arizona. Pima County Health Department director tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona reports 4,848 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths Governor ex...