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State health officials reported 128 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday but no additional deaths linked to the viral disease.
New infections of COVID-19 are still trending downward overall in Maine, although the state continues to see significant variation from day to day. With the 128 new cases reported on Friday, Maine’s seven-day average stood at 120, down from a rolling average of 194 for the week ending on May 20 and a peak of more than 470 in mid-April.
There have been 67,544 confirmed or probable cases and at least 825 COVID-related deaths in Maine since the virus was first detected in the state in March 2020. Maine continues to have among the lowest infection and death rates in the country.
With Van Halen as the final Artist of the Day this month on WBLM, we thought it would be good for us Blimpsters to recall all the the amazing times they've played Maine live in concert.
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AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday that Maine has reached another vaccination milestone, delivering at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to more than 70 percent of Maine people eligible to receive a vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) tracker.
Maine has now given at least one shot of a vaccine to 70.5 percent of Maine people 12 and older.
President Joe Biden set a July 4 goal of delivering at least one shot to 70 percent of adult (18+) Americans. Maine met that goal on May 12, 53 days ahead of July 4. With today’s achievement, Maine has again met that goal ahead of schedule, but now for a larger eligible population: people 12 years and older.
When you think about the Green New Deal, think Maine and think money.
There has been a strong environmental movement in this state for over half a century, but environmentalism is no longer the sole province of small groups of enthusiasts and idealists like the Audubon Society, Sierra Club or Sportsman’s Alliance. Creating a sustainable environment is becoming a vibrant business.
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When billionaires like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos actively scour the country for environmental startups to invest in, it’s increasingly evident that green now signifies cash, not just chlorophyll. The convergence of a catastrophic problem climate change and new government policies and technologies to meet that challenge have created a serendipitous moment when private investors and entrepreneurs can do well by doing good.