Northland news in brief: Queen tribute act s two shows; and boil water notice ends
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northern Advocate
Northland fans of UK rock legends Queen are in for a treat when Queen: It s a Kinda Magic, celebrating the legacy of Queen and Freddie Mercury, perform in the region.
Promoters promise a spectacle, with the grandeur and energy of the one of the world s greatest rock bands lighting up the show.
If you ve seen Bohemian Rhapsody at the cinemas, this tribute act offer big sound, big screens, crazy lighting and outlandish costumes.
Dominic Warren is on lead vocals, guitar and piano live on stage in Mercury s original key, with all the wit, charm and bravado of the man himself. Rusty Red takes on the famous guitar riffs of Brian May, Michael Dickens conjures Roger Taylor on drums and Andre van der Merwe is John Deacon on bass guitar.
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Lewiston
• Amber Bloss, 35, of 124 Lisbon St., on a charge of violating conditions of release, 9:24 p.m. Thursday at 391 Lisbon St.
• Jessica Godin, 41, of 60 Bow St., Freeport, on a charge of driving with a suspended license, 2 a.m. Friday on College Street.
Androscoggin County
• Daniel Ouellette, 47, of 30 Highland Ave., Mechanic Falls, arrested by Mechanic Falls police on a charge of domestic assault, 12:48 a.m. Friday at that address.
• Dylan Cooper, 24, of 1272 Woodman Hill Road, Minot, arrested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, 11:51 p.m. Thursday on Anson Road, Greene.
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“This is a multifaceted challenge it’s not just about having supply,” Jen Psaki, press secretary to President Joe Biden, said at a White House briefing Monday. The administration is calling for hiring 100,000 public-health workers in part to ensure that there are more vaccinators, she said. “It’s also about having more people who can physically put shots into the arms of Americans, and it’s about ensuring we have places that that can be done.”
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Cars lined up along the roadway to get a vaccination in Wantagh, New York on Jan. 14.Bloomberg photo by Al Bello
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is relaxing rules to allow podiatrists, dentists and pharmacy students to give shots. In Colorado, Governor Jared Polis is asking for help from chiropractors and optometrists. Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey are recruiting health-care retirees to fill shifts at stadiums, vacant department stores and other spaces repurposed as government-run vaccination megasites.
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