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New Englands unique geographic proximity and a patchwork of distribution plans could lead to "vaccine tourism." Heres the policy for each state.

Michael Brown had just walked out of Buck’s Gun Rack in Daytona Beach this week with a .22-caliber Ruger handgun. The DeLand resident, who is Black, is a gun collector. The pistol was just another firearm to add to his collection. But he could understand why sales of firearms have been soaring.  “Every time there’s an issue it seems like the gun shops just empty their guns,” said Brown, 69. “People just want to feel safe with their guns. They want to feel safe in their homes and the...

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Glenridge long-term care center in Augusta MaineGeneral Health spokesperson Joy McKenna said eight residents and five staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 15. Share AUGUSTA — Thirteen cases of COVID-19 have been reported at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Long Term Care at Glenridge, which prompted an outbreak investigation at the site. Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention Nirav Shah announced the outbreak investigati...

Portland provides hazard pay at city nursing home during outbreak City officials say the increased pay at the Barron Center is covered by Medicaid and unrelated to a hazard pay requirement in Portlands new minimum wage ordinance. Share Portland officials are providing hazard and incentive pay for workers at a city-run nursing home that’s confronting a COVID-19 outbreak. The city says it’s able to offer the additional $6 an hour for workers at the Barron Center through Saturday, because the...

Premium Content Subscriber only Convicted Childers Backpacker Hostel murderer and arsonist Robert Paul Long has had his bid for parole denied. Long learnt his fate on Tuesday after making his application for freedom last year. Last year marked 20 years since Long lit the fire which tore through the Palace Hostel in Childers, killing 15 backpackers including two Australians. After a 19-day trial in 2002, he was found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of arson and sentenced to life ...

THE estranged former partner of Childers backpacker murderer Robert Paul Long says shes relieved he was denied parole on Tuesday but wont rest easy until hes locked away forever. "He will do it again - he cant be let out," said Gold Coast resident Christine Campbell, 65. "Its always at the front of my mind and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets it next time." A statement by the Parole Board Queensland confirmed it had "refused Robert Longs application for a parole order". "In accordance wit...

THE estranged former partner of Childers backpacker murderer Robert Paul Long says shes relieved he was denied parole on Tuesday but wont rest easy until hes locked away forever. "He will do it again - he cant be let out," said Gold Coast resident Christine Campbell, 65. "Its always at the front of my mind and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets it next time." A statement by the Parole Board Queensland confirmed it had "refused Robert Longs application for a parole order". "In accordance wit...

THE estranged former partner of Childers backpacker murderer Robert Paul Long says shes relieved he was denied parole on Tuesday but wont rest easy until hes locked away forever. "He will do it again - he cant be let out," said Gold Coast resident Christine Campbell, 65. "Its always at the front of my mind and I wouldnt be surprised if he gets it next time." A statement by the Parole Board Queensland confirmed it had "refused Robert Longs application for a parole order". "In accordance wit...

Bowdoin College prepares for spring semester reopening Students are scheduled to move in this weekend. Share BRUNSWICK — Beginning Friday, more than 1,000 Bowdoin College students from across the U.S. and abroad will return to Brunswick for the spring semester. Classes, a mix of in-person and remote learning, are scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 8. This semester, 60 to 65 percent of the student body, including sophomores, juniors, seniors and some first-year students will return to campus....

Maine ski areas emphasize COVID safety, but some skiers still wary The downhill skiing experience looks very different this winter with new protocols, but some Mainers still worry about out-of-state skiers who do not follow Maine health protocols. Share The Hibbard family – Everly, Jay and Mac – sit inside a shack, dubbed “Ziggy,” that Jay Hibbard built on the back of their pickup truck to enhance their safety on weekend ski trips to Sunday River. The Hibbards, including Jay’s wife, L...