Mainers face higher inflation with tighter incomes than rest of nation
Press Herald
Gov. Janet Mills issued an order Friday that allows all health care professionals, including pharmacists, in the state to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Mainers. It goes beyond what new federal guidance had allowed, and comes after weeks of uncertainty over who would be able to get the shot, and at what cost. Here’s what you need to know about the latest rules.
The detention of a Portland parent during student drop-off has caused fear among the community, a day after immigration officers refused to identify themselves as they took Denis Rivera Martinez, 42, into custody near Gerald E. Talbot Community School. Sarah Lentz, school board chair of the Portland Public Schools, called the situation “traumatic” and “tense” for the community.