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Gov. Mills’ plan to switch vaccinations to age-based eligibility gets mixed reaction
Organizations representing retailers, restaurants and lodging businesses support a clear vaccine plan but are disappointed that many of their younger workers will still have to wait.
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Kenneth Moulton of York receives a vaccination at the clinic at St. Christopher s Church in York on Wednesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Maine’s updated plan to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 based entirely on age drew mixed reactions from industries that had been holding out hope their workers might soon move to the front of line.
Within the state’s hospitality industry, there’s little doubt that a majority of the workers will have to wait till late spring or early summer under the state’s new age-based plan in which those in their 60s will be eligible next week, followed by those 50 and over in April, 40 and over in May, and 30 and over in June. People younger than 30 will
Gov. Mills’ plan to switch vaccinations to age-based eligibility gets mixed reaction
Organizations representing retailers, restaurants and lodging businesses support a clear vaccine plan but are disappointed that many of their younger workers will still have to wait.
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Kenneth Moulton of York receives a vaccination at the clinic at St. Christopher s Church in York on Wednesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Maine’s updated plan to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 based entirely on age drew mixed reactions from industries that had been holding out hope their workers might soon move to the front of line.
Within the state’s hospitality industry, there’s little doubt that a majority of the workers will have to wait till late spring or early summer under the state’s new age-based plan in which those in their 60s will be eligible next week, followed by those 50 and over in April, 40 and over in May, and 30 and over in June. People younger than 30 will
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This is the first article in a three-part series looking at the rise of SNAP online purchasing.
For over a year, Walmart and Amazon have dominated SNAP online purchasing, expanding the offering from New York in April 2019 to now nearly every state. But that is poised to change as hundreds of grocers this year look to allow shoppers to pay for online orders with their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. It s something that we re hearing from every retailer pretty much that we work with. They want to be able to move forward with it and offer it, said Jeremy Neren, co-founder and CEO of GrocerKey, a white-label e-commerce technology provider.
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State officials said Tuesday that they will delay enforcement of bans on single-use plastic carryout bags and disposable foam food containers that were scheduled to take effect next month.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in consumer demand as well as disruptions in obtaining replacement materials that would make the ban difficult to enforce, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection said.
The ban on disposable polystyrene food containers had been scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 and the ban on single-use plastic bags was to go into effect on Jan. 15. The DEP said it will delay enforcement of the bans until July 1.