View this email in your browser

Federal program offers cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 02:08 pm
As of Dec. 6, about 226,000 people had shared in the nearly $1.5 billion that FEMA has spent on funeral costs that occurred after Jan. 20, 2020, the date of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Read more... »

Casco Bay watershed acres to be protected in Maine

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 01:46 pm
Maine conservation authorities are going to use more than $450,000 in federal money to protect dozens of acres of coastal wetlands in the southern part of the state.
Read more... »

Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 01:36 pm
The results, which covered Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, were fueled by purchases of clothing and jewelry.
Read more... »

Alex Jones’ wife arrested on domestic violence charge

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 01:06 pm
The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur said stems from a "medication imbalance."
Read more... »

New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 12:56 pm
The challenge is getting tested, getting a prescription and starting the pills in a short window.
Read more... »

Hundreds more flights canceled because of staff shortages

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 12:32 pm
More than 700 flights entering, leaving or flying within the U.S. were called off.
Read more... »

Man arrested after alleged Christmas domestic disturbance in Madawaska

By Rosemary Lausier on Dec 26, 2021 12:05 pm
Kane Notice, 26, was charged with domestic violence terrorizing, possession of a firearm by prohibited persons and creating a police standoff, officials said.
Read more... »

States have billions of federal COVID relief aid to spend. Some haven’t spent a dollar.

By Tribune Content Agency on Dec 26, 2021 10:00 am
States have until 2024 to spend their portion of the $350 billion in federal aid distributed to state and local governments as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
Read more... »

New parents slapped with surprise bills for treating newborns

By Kaiser Health News on Dec 26, 2021 09:53 am
The infant hearing test is an example of how some common medical procedures have become significantly more profitable for their providers.
Read more... »

Maine to receive more than $5.5M in school meal assistance

By The Associated Press on Dec 26, 2021 09:38 am
Nearly $4 million will be supply chain assistance for schools, while the rest of the money will help food purchases, including from local producers.
Read more... »



Link
Facebook
Twitter
Copyright © 2021 bangordailynews, All rights reserved.
You're receiving this email because you opted in at our website, or because you subscribed to the Bangor Daily News.

Our mailing address is:
bangordailynews
1 Merchants Plz
Bangor, ME 04401-8302

Add us to your address book


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.