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4 hours ago in Local Photo: Northern Light Health Another mass vaccination clinic will be winding down in Maine. Northern Light Mercy Hospital says it’s opening up new smaller vaccination sites as it prepares to stop offering first doses at the Portland Expo by June 18th. That site will remain open for second doses on Fridays in June from 8am to noon. They said those who have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine elsewhere can also schedule their second...

One more makes 300! Share Longtime Waynflete girls’ lacrosse coach Cathie Connors is swarmed by her players at the conclusion of Saturday’s 7-4 win over Cheverus, Connors’ 300th victory as the Flyers coach. Hoffer photo. BOX SCORE 18:22 C Snow (O’Mara) 11:57 C Belanger (O’Mara) 7:20 W Dinapoli (unassisted) 4:21 W Kelly (unassisted) :14 W Connors (Earls) 20:01 W Friedland (Connors) 16:35 W Connors (unassisted) 5:04 C O’Mara (Kratzer) 2:28 C Kratzer (O’Mara) Goals: W- Connors 3, C. ...

Updated May 7 Maine reports 50% full vaccination rate as hospital counts stay high With half the states eligible population fully vaccinated, public health officials are trying to maintain momentum by expanding clinic hours and emphasizing the convenience of walk-ins. Share Unvaccinated Mainers younger than 40 accounted for 64% of the state’s new cases in the past week. More than one-third of the 127 COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals Friday were in critical care units, with 26 of them con...

There are currently 129 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine, including 49 in critical care. The state continues to vaccinate its population more quickly than most others and has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated. However, demand is weakening and the pace of immunizations is slowing. In an effort to make getting a shot more convenient, many clinics are offering vaccinations to walk-ins and extending hours into the evening and weekends. A Sanford clinic, which is op...

The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending April 23rd indicated that the amount of natural gas held in underground storage in the US rose by 15 billion cubic feet to 1,898 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 302 billion cubic feet, or 13.7% below the 2,200 billion cubic feet that were in storage on April 23rd of last year, and 40 billion cubic feet, or 2.1% below the five-year average of 1,938 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have be...

Nurses at Northern Light Mercy Hospital do what they do best Once again, it is the Year of the Nurse because in truth, it always is. Nurses saved lives before the COVID-19 pandemic and they continue to long after. Sponsored by Northern Light Mercy Hospital Share Looking back on the past year, nurse Sarah Varney thought first about the strange locations where she worked: a parking lot at a basketball court, on the walkway outside of an apartment building, under a plastic, white tent, sweating ...

Recycled oyster shell project targets ocean acidification along Maine coast Researchers hope the oyster shell study will prove to be a viable way to revive flagging softshell clam harvests. 5 of 5 Adam Morse, left, and Chad Coffin, both clammers from Freeport, install a net over one of the plots of recycled oyster shells in the Mill Creek Estuary on Friday. The shells were collected from nine Portland restaurants and are being installed in small plots to see they will change the chemistry of t...

Maine city protects area around river headwaters Follow Us Question of the Day     By - Associated Press - Saturday, April 24, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine’s largest city has acquired a parcel of land to help protect the headwaters of the Fore River. Portland officials said the city has acquired a 27-acre piece of forestland from the Avangrid Foundation. The acquisition helps protect the largest remain...

By Staff The city of Portland has acquired 27 acres of forested land and plans to preserve the parcel through the municipal land bank, according to a news release Monday. The property, at 204 Rand Road, will join existing preserves at the adjacent Fore River Sanctuary and Jewell Falls. The city bought the parcel from the Avangrid Foundation for $325,000 after the Portland City Council approved the purchase in December. The foundation donated 85% of the appraised value — or rou...

South Shore climate activists have expressed both relief and concern over the climate change bill recently signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, supportive of the bill’s goals – such as a roadmap for net-zero emissions by 2050 – but concerned about ongoing environmental issues in their neighborhoods. “We are at the forefront of sea level rising here,” said Linda Lancaster, of Plymouth, chair of South Shore and Cape Citizens’ Climate Lobby. “We’re also seeing issues with the ocean, the w...