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Rural Maine burdened with high case counts as record COVID numbers strain hospitals

By David Marino Jr. on Dec 10, 2021 06:00 pm
Though there are more overall cases in the more populated counties in Maine’s south, the state’s eight most rural counties since Tuesday have had an infection rate that’s 43 percent higher.
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Newburgh teen shoots 1st deer, a 10-point buck, on Veterans Day

By Pete Warner on Dec 10, 2021 05:55 pm
Chase Nash celebrated Veterans Day by shooting a 185-pound, 10-point deer -- his first ever.
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Attorney general sues Maine lawyer for ‘negligent misrepresentation’ of billing

By Samantha Hogan, Maine Monitor on Dec 10, 2021 04:53 pm
A civil complaint filed in Kennebec County Superior Court on Dec. 2 alleges the firm Fairfield & Associates, based in Lyman, engaged in unjust enrichment and conversion of state funds.
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Deputy fire chief in Sorrento indicted on sexual assault charge

By Bill Trotter on Dec 10, 2021 04:48 pm
The indictment alleges that Dwayne Clement, 72, of Sorrento, sexually assaulted someone at least once between July 1, 2015 and Dec. 7, 2018.
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Early US omicron cases caused mild illness in vaccinated

By Bloomberg on Dec 10, 2021 04:35 pm
As of Dec. 8, the U.S. had investigated 43 cases of the COVID-19 variant, and about four-fifths of those cases were in people who were fully vaccinated.
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FAA won’t award more commercial astronaut wings as space tourism gains popularity

By The Associated Press on Dec 10, 2021 04:24 pm
The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space.
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Accidental shooting leads New Hampshire police to home with more than 70 cats

By The Associated Press on Dec 10, 2021 03:59 pm
A man accidentally discharged a rifle and shot himself in the stomach -- but a police investigation led officers to find more than 70 cats at his house.
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Maine’s jobless claims increased last week as national rates hit 52-year low

By The Associated Press on Dec 10, 2021 03:43 pm
In Maine the number of initial claims grew by more than 400 to more than 1,250, the Maine Department of Labor reported.
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue

By The Associated Press on Dec 10, 2021 02:26 pm
Texas licensing officials may be sued, but not state court judges, court clerks or state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the court ruled.
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Michael Nesmith of The Monkees dies at 78

By Tribune Content Agency on Dec 10, 2021 02:01 pm
Michael Nesmith wrote several songs for the band, including “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Mary, Mary” and “Listen to the Band.”
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