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Mainers during WW II / Service dogs / Climate change

Leela Stockley
Nov 11, 2021 07:19 am


Today is Thursday. Temperatures will be in the high 40s to low 50s throughout the state, with sunny skies from north to south. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

The latest on the coronavirus

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported another 882 cases of COVID-19 across the state on Wednesday, along with two more deaths. The statewide death toll now stands at 1,217.

On Wednesday, the Northern Light Health system announced that it would be providing a digital version of COVID-19 vaccination cards that can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer.

More than 3,000 younger Maine kids got their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the first week after it received federal approval, with nearly half of those shots in highly vaccinated Cumberland County.

Mainers sewed combat boots, made military equipment and kept watch for U-boats during WWII

All of the small city’s industries that had limped their way through the Great Depression quickly pivoted and began saving and producing goods to support the soldiers overseas.

Real-life Maine ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 96, looks back on her World War II effort

Alphena Babineau, a real-life Rosie the Riveter, was just 18 when she signed on to work at the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp. in South Portland, a company that was started in 1940 and closed at the end of the war.

There’s a memorial to the forgotten story behind Old Town’s football field

One hundred years ago, when the field was first dedicated, it was named in honor of veterans of World War I, which ended on Nov. 11, 1918 — Armistice Day, the day that we now observe as Veterans Day.

This companion named Little Sis helps combat a Hampden veteran’s PTSD

Michael Wedge, a Cold War veteran, adopted Little Sis in 2014, and completed service dog training with his four-legged companion in August of 2016.

Top Maine Democrat faces 2022 fight with GOP trying to expand battlegrounds

While battleground areas will largely remain the same, it looks like some Democratic incumbents are primed for harder races.

With more waterfront and wealth, southern Maine towns lead the way in planning for climate change

Kittery is one of the rare Maine communities that’s developing a formal plan to guide all present and future climate efforts.

Roberto Rodriguez officially wins Portland’s at-large City Council race

The final tally was 8,547 for Roberto Rodriguez, and 8,512 for Brandon Mazer.

Opioid treatment program pioneered in Bangor will reach 27 centers in Maine

The pioneering Bridge Clinic offers medication-assisted treatment that is low barrier, meaning the clinic serves people who might have difficulty getting help otherwise.

UMaine field hockey loses in overtime in 1st-ever NCAA tournament game

UMaine, making its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, concluded a 15-7 season after having a six-game winning streak snapped.

In other Maine news:

You can learn to code, woodwork or make puppets at this new makerspace in Hermon

Bar Harbor’s $2.2M in 2021 parking revenue nearly doubles last year’s total

All but prosecutor charged in western Maine pot conspiracy have been indicted by a federal grand jury

Madawaska Dollar Tree closing just weeks after town lost McDonald’s

New owners to raise rent for tenants of 10 buildings in downtown Biddeford

South Portland police officer dies at age 50

Man robs Broadway convenience store in Bangor

‘Zombie’ trees can be dangerous if not identified


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