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Dentists could join state’s effort to vaccinate Mainers for COVID-19 The Maine Dental Association sent a letter to state health agencies offering the services of 765 dentists. Share Maine’s dentists could be added to the group of health professionals giving COVID-19 vaccines, assisting in the massive undertaking to immunize the state’s population from the deadly virus. “Dentists give thousands of injections every year,” said Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, an Augusta dentist. “We are very co...

Read Article Health care workers are being vaccinated now, but members of the public are expected to receive their shots in the coming weeks and months. How much will the shot cost? Nothing. Sort of. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, doses purchased with taxpayer dollars will be given to Americans at no cost. However, vaccination providers — your doctor, the local pharmacy, the hospital — can charge an administration fee. It’s unclear how much that fee might be or whethe...

Dentists could join state’s effort to vaccinate Mainers for COVID-19 The Maine Dental Association sent a letter to state health agencies offering the services of 765 dentists. Share Maine’s dentists could be added to the group of health professionals giving COVID-19 vaccines, assisting in the massive undertaking to immunize the state’s population from the deadly virus. “Dentists give thousands of injections every year,” said Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, an Augusta dentist. “We are very co...

Phippsburg board bucks Mills’ mask mandate “None of the three of us believe that this is a hoax or something to be taken lightly,” said Chris Mixon, select board member. “I encourage people to wear a face mask, I just don’t believe I have the authority to mandate it.” Kathleen O’Brien / The Times Record PHIPPSBURG — Phippsburg Selectmen renewed their decision to not require, but encourage, residents to wear face masks while in municipal buildings, bucking Gov. Janet Mills’ ex...

2 deaths linked to COVID outbreak at Huntington Common in Kennebunk KENNEBUNK, Maine — The deaths of two people with COVID-19 have been associated with an outbreak investigation at Huntington Common. Officials opened an outbreak probe Nov. 18 at the Kennebunk assisted living facility, when several cases of the virus were identified among residents and staff, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak at Huntington Common grew to include 10 cases among res...

Number of COVID-19 cases have jumped at Bath shipyard The company has announced new COVID-19 cases nearly every day since Monday, Nov. 16. Since then, 66 workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Share BATH — COVID-19 cases at Bath Iron Works, one of the state’s largest employers, have jumped this month as the shipyard works to recover from crippling delays worsened by a strike and the pandemic. According to the company’s website, 84 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since March...

Read Article PARIS — Everyone has their own way of coping with the spread of COVID-19, and 6-year-old Liam Holland decided to write a book on how to stop it. “Ever since Liam was a baby, he’s always chosen books over everything else,” said his mother, Alyson Holland. Contributed photo The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recognized his work and said he could have a bright future in public health. While the Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway was closed in Novem...

UNE, SMCC, Bates and Colby lend ultra-cold freezers needed to store the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.

It looked like a big flame ball: Home explosion rocks Gates, New York, neighborhood Victoria E. Freile, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle House explosion in Gates: Video shows huge fire Replay Video UP NEXT The fire was reported shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Video of the blaze posted on social media showed an explosion and flames surpassing a nearby two-story house. Gates Police Lt. Robert Long said the homeowner was not at home at the time of the explosion. No injuries or cau...

Eight residents asked selectmen to require masks in municipal buildings to protect town employees and the public, but the board again declined.