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Dr. Stephen A. Thacker, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Memorial University Health Center, spoke about the recent trend of new COVID cases.

Denver Zoos new and yet-unnamed baby lion is revealed to the public. Sept. 18, 2019. Gorillas, big cats and other mammals will soon be vaccinated at the Denver Zoo for COVID-19.  “Were just trying to be as responsible as we can in terms of providing them protection,” said Dr. Scott Larson, vice president of animal health at the Denver Zoo. “ He said that the zoo cares for animals that are endangered or threatened species. “Individuals getting sick or dying can have a really profound im...

Amanda (Mandi) Dawn Bjork, 30, of Virginia, died Thursday, July 1, 2021. She was born Nov. 20, 1990, in Gillette, Wyo., a true gift from God to her parents, Todd and Kimberly Bjork (Larson) who waited 8 years for a child. Amanda lived in Wright, Wyo., until her parents moved back to Minnesota in 1996. She grew up in rural Embarrass where her love for God’s creation thrived. You’d often find her in the woods exploring or swimming in Pike River. Mandi graduated from JFK High School and ...

  St. Josephs/Candler Health System in Savannah is still recovering from a cyberattack June 17. Caption St. Josephs Hospital in Savannah is part of the St. Josephs/Candler Health System, which recently experienced a cyberattack. Credit: St. Josephs/Candler Health System As one of Savannah’s main hospital systems continues to recover from a cyberattack, experts say it’s essential for health care facilities to secure their networks. The cyberattack hit St. Joseph’s/Candler Hea...

Earlier this year, Swan sold two inns.  Smuggler’s Cove Inn, at 727 Ocean Point Road in East Boothbay, sold for $2 million in an off-market deal. Swan sold it to a group of partners that included her colleague Dana Moos, who is director of the Swan’s Agency’s lodging and hospitality brokerage. The Captain Lindsey Inn, at 5 Lindsey St. in Rockland, sold for $750,000 to Eric and Raleigh Churchill. Moos and Swan brokered the deal.   Then Swan bought the Colony Cottages, at 20 State Hig...

By Chris Conley Apr 28, 2021 7:20 AM MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Marshfield Dairy Fest is coming back this year for its 40th anniversary, but some things will look a little different. Most of the staple events will return as usual. However, the kick-off breakfast will be drive thru, and there will be a reverse parade, where people can walk and view the floats at their own pace. “We’re extremely happy to be able to help promote agriculture and the dairy industry and provide a safe...

As a surge in outdoor recreation sparks greater interest in boating, the Freedom Boat Club of Maine is gearing up to expand its footprint to the Boothbay region. This spring, it will lay anchor at Boothbay Harbors Linekin Bay Resort, bringing its total to five locations and 29 boats. It also has locations at Yarmouth Boat Yard on the Royal River, at Moose Landing Marina in the Sebago Lakes region in Naples, Fore Points Marina on Portlands eastern waterfront and Sunset Marina in South Portland. ...

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 10:15am Linekin Bay Resort joins four other Maine locations as a Freedom Boat Club member this summer. Courtesy of Freedom Boat Club Courtesy of Freedom Boat Club Freedom Boat Club of Maine is expanding to the Boothbay region, opening its fifth location at Linekin Bay Resort. Offering the most boat clubs and the largest fleet in the state, Freedom Boat Club of Maine will open this spring with five clubs and 29 new model year boats. Fleet vessels include center consol...

Joe Gelarden Once again, Mother Nature pulled a fast one on us. Last week, she pulled the clouds away and let the rays of a warm spring-like sun begin melting the glacier at the bottom of the driveway. On Route 27, Lester Spears crystal ice palace began to sag a bit. Almost like magic, a flock of finicky finches swarmed the back deck feeder; squirrels, big and little, grey and red, challenged them for the seeds, as a pair of eagles soared overhead. On Monday, reality set in. Those of us who put...

The COVID vaccine rollout in coastal Georgia has been a hurry up and wait affair for most seniors. Shirley Chester, 70, is a good example. The Savannah resident began calling the health department to schedule a vaccine appointment the minute she learned she could. She phoned for hours without getting through. When she finally did reach a human, she was only able to give her name and number and told to wait for a call back.  She broke down and cried in frustration. But on Friday, the health dep...