Category: Maine

Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Opt-Out From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Supreme Court justices on Feb. 22 rejected a bid by health care workers in Maine to block the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Justices declined to hear arguments for and against an appeals court decision that left the mandate, which affects all health care workers in Maine, intact. At least six justices rejected the writ of…


Snowbird Kitty: Lost Cat Heads Home to Maine—From Florida

PORTLAND, Maine—A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited—more than six years and 1,500 miles later. Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to get a voicemail last week announcing her cat, Ashes, had been located in Florida. Ashes disappeared in 2015 during a 10th birthday…


Maine Doctor Ordered to Undergo Psych Evaluation for Prescribing Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine

Dr. Meryl Nass was hailed a hero by veterans for helping them expose the connection between the military’s mandatory anthrax vaccine and the serious illnesses they were experiencing. The 70-year old Maine internist has given Congressional testimonies in four states on vaccine efficacies, deciphered scientific studies for courts, and served as an international national consultant…


Rare Tom Brady Card Fetches $118,000 at Auction in Maine

SCARBOROUGH, Maine—A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl sold for $118,000 at auction in Maine. The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card was one of only 20 featuring the NFL quarterback who’d won his first Super Bowl on Feb. 3, 2002. Before retiring, he won a total…


Maine Health Workers Latest to Take Vaccine Mandate to Supreme Court

Maine health care workers opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will take the same position a Texas federal court recently took on the Department of Defense’s obligation to approve religious exemptions for active duty veterans. In a brief filed on Jan. 11 on behalf of 2,000 health workers in…


Critical Race Theory Brought Up as Supreme Court Justices Weigh Religious School Aid Case

The issue of critical race theory was brought up during Wednesday’s Supreme Court argument when Justice Samuel Alito asked the lawyer defending the state of Maine whether the state’s tuition assistance program, which excludes Christian high schools, can also deny participation of schools promulgating beliefs that are clearly against the purpose of public education. The…


Maine Governor Activates National Guard to Help at Hospitals After Mandate Forced out Hundreds

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday activated the state’s National Guard to go to hospitals and help workers after her COVID-19 vaccine mandate caused hundreds of nurses and other healthcare employees to leave their jobs or get fired. Mills, a Democrat, said the move was to “help alleviate short-term capacity constraints at hospitals and maintain…


Maine Governor Activates National Guard to Help at Hospitals

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday activated the state’s National Guard to go to hospitals and help workers after her COVID-19 vaccine mandate caused hundreds of nurses and other healthcare employees to leave their jobs or get fired. Mills, a Democrat, said the move was to “help alleviate short-term capacity constraints at hospitals and maintain…


Supreme Court Denies Maine Lobstering Union’s Request to Lift Fishing Restrictions Aimed at Protecting Whales

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a lobster fishers groups who wanted the court to block new fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Maine designed to protect endangered whales. Justice Stephen Breyer, who oversees emergency applications over issues before the 1st Circuit, on Dec. 3 rejected the appeal by the Maine Lobstering Union and two lobster…


Rep. Golden Only Democrat to Vote Against Biden’s Build Back Better Act

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to vote against the party’s Build Back Better Act on Friday, arguing that the bill’s tax changes would benefit the wealthy. “Throughout consideration of the Build Back Better Act, I have been focused on getting the best possible deal for my constituents. That means digging into the…