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Bangor Savings Bank to require new hires to be vaccinated for COVID-19

By David Marino Jr. on Aug 06, 2021 05:28 pm
Bangor Savings Bank will only hire people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine and will require unvaccinated employees to get weekly tests for the virus beginning on Sept. 7, Jaclyn Fish, the bank’s community relations manager, said Friday.
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Biden extends student loan payment freeze through January

By Tribune Content Agency on Aug 06, 2021 05:01 pm
The Biden administration will relieve Americans from paying their federal student loans through the end of January, extending the pause for what it says is the last time as the government seeks to keep the economic recovery rolling.
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Rams waive former UMaine All-American Demby, put him on injured reserve list

By Larry Mahoney on Aug 06, 2021 04:42 pm
Former University of Maine All-American and All-Colonial Athletic Association offensive tackle Jamil Demby, a sixth round pick of the Los Angeles Rams, was waived by the Rams earlier this week.
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2 injured when container explodes next to campfire

By The Associated Press on Aug 06, 2021 04:20 pm
A man and a boy suffered serious burns when something exploded next to a campfire in Poland, firefighters said Friday.
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Students ask Supreme Court to block college vaccine mandate

By The Associated Press on Aug 06, 2021 03:58 pm
The Supreme Court is being asked to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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If you don’t know what futsal is, watch this video

By Troy R. Bennett on Aug 06, 2021 03:19 pm
City officials and members of the Kennedy Park Football Club officially opened the state's first futsal court on Friday morning at Fox Field in East Bayside.
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Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for lies

By The Associated Press on Aug 06, 2021 02:56 pm
Federal employees who need to certify their vaccination status under a new policy instituted by President Joe Biden intended to encourage COVID-19 shots will face disciplinary action and potentially criminal prosecution if they lie on the form.
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Scaled-down Bangor State Fair opens amid renewed pandemic concerns

By Emily Burnham on Aug 06, 2021 02:49 pm
After the fair was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, most fairgoers were glad that there’s at least something happening to entertain families during the summer.
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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show

By The Associated Press on Aug 06, 2021 02:35 pm
Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected.
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Aide who accused Cuomo files criminal complaint

By The Associated Press on Aug 06, 2021 02:24 pm
A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff's office said Friday.
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