Maine to shut down mobile vaccine unit in 2 weeks
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s mobile coronavirus vaccine unit is being redirected to southern parts of the state later this month, and will wrap up service in two weeks. The state has used the mobile unit to provide the vaccine to rural and underserved communities. It’s scheduled to continue that effort in Madawaska in far northern Maine from June 5 to 7. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Thursday the mobile unit will then come to Portland and Old Orchard Beach. Its final day in service will be in Old Orchard Beach on June 18.
INFANT DEATH-ARREST
Man arrested, charged in death of infant son
BREWER, Maine (AP) — A 36-year-old Maine man was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of his infant son. Police said Ronald Harding of Brewer was charged in the death of the 6-week-old boy. Harding called 911 on May 31 to report that his son was not breathing. Police said an autopsy later performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found the infant died from inflicted injuries. Police said Harding was arrested at the Brewer Police Department Thursday and later taken to the Penobscot County Jail.
F. LEE BAILEY
Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed Thursday by Kenneth Fishman, Bailey’s longtime legal partner. In a career that spanned decades, Bailey defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler. Bailey had been called arrogant, egocentric and contemptuous of authority. But he also was acknowledged as bold, brilliant, meticulous and tireless in the defense of his clients. Simpson once called Bailey the most valuable member of the legal team that got him acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in 1995. Bailey was disbarred in Florida and Massachusetts in the early 2000s for mishandling $6 million worth of stock for a client. But won the right to practice law in Maine in 2013.
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE
Plan for paid family medical leave moves forward in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A proposal to create a commission to develop a paid family medical leave policy in Maine has moved closer to becoming a reality. The Maine Senate voted in favor of the proposal Thursday. The commission would be tasked with studying the best way to implement the medical leave policy. Democratic Sen. Mattie Daughtry crafted the proposal, which passed by a count of 23-11 with some bipartisan support. Daughtry said the proposal addresses the fact many workers are “forced to choose between financial security and personal and family wellness.”