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Biden is expanding rapid COVID test production for home use. Here’s what to expect.

By Tribune Content Agency on Sep 12, 2021 09:56 am
At-home testing and self-administered tests have become popular because of their ease of use and quick results.
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Maine’s 72-year-old Beech Ridge Speedway to be sold, car racing likely over

By Troy R. Bennett on Sep 12, 2021 09:34 am
Track owner Andy Cusack announced the track was under contract to real estate developers at the year-end awards ceremony after the races Saturday night.
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Rural hospitals can’t find the nurses they need to fight COVID

By Pew Stateline on Sep 12, 2021 09:02 am
The shortages are particularly dire in rural areas, rural health experts say, because of the aging workforce and population, smaller salaries and intense workload.
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Windham pedestrian killed by pickup truck

By Rosemary Lausier on Sep 12, 2021 08:02 am
The woman, 47, was hit near the intersection with Trails End Road by an eastbound 2009 GMC Sierra driven by Margaret Hunter, 51, of Cape Elizabeth.
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Man dies after jumping from burning Lewiston apartment building

By Rosemary Lausier on Sep 12, 2021 07:43 am
The four-story building at 226 Blake St. was heavily damaged by a fire that broke out on the third and fourth floors.
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Maine nursing home offered bonuses for workers who don’t publicly criticize closure plan

By Caitlin Andrews on Sep 12, 2021 01:00 am
Island Nursing Home is requiring employees to not disparage the home if they want retention bonuses ahead of a planned late-October closure and rejected strategies from the state on ways to stay open.
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UMaine men’s basketball team to earn $315K playing 4 games it will likely lose

By Ernie Clark on Sep 12, 2021 01:00 am
They’re referred to as “guarantee games” because the major-conference school is guaranteed a home game to generate revenue through ticket sales and concessions, while mid-major conference opponents like UMaine earn cash.
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Desperate for affordable housing, 2 midcoast communities look to zoning for help

By Lauren Abbate on Sep 12, 2021 01:00 am
Proponents say the changes might not create new development immediately, but zoning is one of the only ways towns can try to alleviate the housing crunch in the long term.
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