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Testing, small gatherings and masking recommended ahead of holiday gatherings

By The Associated Press on Dec 23, 2021 05:46 pm
Small groups of less than 10 people can gather in safety if they ensure that everyone is vaccinated, wear masks indoors and encourage people most vulnerable to severe disease to stay home.
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Animal lovers warned that online pet scams proliferate over holidays

By Pew Stateline on Dec 23, 2021 05:24 pm
Pet scams “more than doubled last year and are on pace to be pretty much the same this year,” said Steve Baker, international investigation specialist for the Better Business Bureau.
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Wayne Newell, who helped preserve the Passamaquoddy language, dies at 79

By Abigail Curtis on Dec 23, 2021 04:59 pm
Wayne Newell was the longtime director of bilingual education at the Indian Township School and directed the first bilingual-bicultural education program for Maine Indian Education in the 1970s.
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Remains found of man who disappeared in LaGrange

By Sawyer Loftus on Dec 23, 2021 04:49 pm
Nick Cross was reported missing June 15, after he jumped out of his sister’s car on Howland Road on the way to Lincoln and ran away.
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Defending state champs Oxford Hills rally past Hampden girls in battle of unbeatens

By Larry Mahoney on Dec 23, 2021 04:38 pm
The defending State Class AA champs held Hampden Academy to three third-quarter points and rattled off 13 unanswered points themselves to earn a 52-41 victory.
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US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Donald Trump

By The Associated Press on Dec 23, 2021 04:07 pm
100 children, mostly from Central America, are back with their families and about 350 more reunifications are in process after it took steps to enhance the program.
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New Year’s Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd

By The Associated Press on Dec 23, 2021 03:32 pm
Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000 to allow for more distancing, and everyone in attendance must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.
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Real estate agent sues Bar Harbor over new vacation rental regulations

By Ethan Genter on Dec 23, 2021 03:27 pm
“The town has chosen the wrong path here,” Erica Brooks, a broker with the Swan Agency, said Thursday.
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What to know as omicron spreads across the US

By Tribune Content Agency on Dec 23, 2021 02:48 pm
The situation with the omicron variant is changing so rapidly, it's hard to know where things stand.
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Number of Marines discharged over vaccine mandate rises to 169

By The Associated Press on Dec 23, 2021 02:28 pm
At least 95 percent of the Marine Corps -- which has been the most aggressive about mandate enforcement -- have been partially vaccinated against COVID-19.
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