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Traveling By Boat, Vaccinators 'Injecting Hope' For Maine Islanders Mar 26, 2021

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Even as the number of clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine has grown, some Mainers still face challenges getting access. Sometimes the barrier is no internet connection. Sometimes it’s finding a ride. And for some communities, it’s miles of ocean.

Lobstermen Circle Survey Vessel As Wind Protests Escalate Mar 22, 2021

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Protests over wind energy development off the coast of Maine changed course today. Several fishing boats reportedly circled a survey vessel off Monhegan Island, and federal and state law enforcement responded. Lobsterman Larry Reed posted video on Facebook Monday morning of the Go Liberty, a 150-foot survey vessel, as it appeared to draw near lobster buoys in the water. “He’s gonna tow right though that lobster gear with no concern. He’s got gear out towing, no concern whatsoever for our livelihoods,” Reed said in the video. The U.S. Coast Guard says it sent boats from its Boothbay Harbor station to assist the state Marine Patrol on the scene, which is in state-administered waters. Company officials say the survey vessel was forced to stop operations to ensure safety. Fishermen say that Coast Guard and Marine Patrol boats monitored the situation, and by afternoon the vessel continued its work. The flashpoint is a single-turbine, floating platform wind project under development by New

Lawmakers Hold Hearing On CMP Leases After Judge Says They're Subject To Legislative Vote Mar 18, 2021

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Leases for state reserve lands along the route for Central Maine Power’s controversial power line are under fire in the Legislature and in the courts — putting both CMP and the administration of Gov. Janet Mills on the defensive.

'We're Going To Get This Whole Town Vaccinated' — To Reach Rural Mainers, Clinics Hit The Road Mar 18, 2021

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Thousands of people in Maine are getting a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine every day, most at mass vaccination sites. But these large clinics don’t work for everyone — especially those in rural areas.

'This Is A Very Vulnerable Population' — How The Penobscot Nation Responded To The Pandemic Mar 18, 2021

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Across the country, Native Americans have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. According to the U.S. CDC , they've been hospitalized about four times as often as white Americans, and died at twice the rate.

Maine's Food Supply Chain Was Disrupted By The Pandemic. So Shoppers Went Straight To Local Farmers Mar 17, 2021

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In some ways, farmers are accustomed to uncertainty. The weather, for example, where one brief summer storm can wipe out an entire crop. But the upheavals created by the coronavirus pandemic were something very different.

Language Barriers, Cramped Apartments: Immigrant Families Struggle With Schooling During A Pandemic Mar 17, 2021

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Many students have struggled to keep up during the coronavirus pandemic, after schools first closed a little more than a year ago and then most of them re-opened for at least some in-person learning.

Closed-Pen Salmon Farms Proposed For Frenchman Bay Mar 10, 2021

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A Norwegian investor this month filed applications to establish and operate two 60-acre salmon farms in Frenchman Bay — a proposal that is already drawing fire from local seafood harvesters and landowners.

'It's Horrible' — Report Alleges Improper Care By Private Health Provider In Maine State Prison Mar 08, 2021

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Members of the NAACP’s Maine State Prison chapter are raising allegations of inadequate prison health care services. In a report that details the stories of anonymous residents, they allege that heart conditions, infections, diabetes and other serious conditions are being neglected or misdiagnosed by prison health care provider, Wellpath LLC.

Maine Lawmakers Still In Budget Deadlock Over Conforming State Taxes To Federal Changes Mar 08, 2021

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The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has split on party lines on a budget designed to keep the state’s books in balance through the end of the fiscal year in June.