Maine Forest Rangers in northern Maine report less than 50% color change, with low leaf drop.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inSchools & Education
Poll: Should schools use pooled testing to detect cases of COVID-19?
In Maine schools, pool testing participants will be organized into groups of five to 25 people. Each person will swab their nose with a separate cotton swab and all of the samples in a single group will later be combined. Just one PCR test is used per group. If the test is positive, each of the people in the pooled group will receive individual rapid tests to identify who is positive for COVID-19.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Police arrest suspect in weekend Sabattus hit-and-run that killed a local woman
The arrest was made Monday after police located the truck believed involved in incident.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Rangeley’s ‘Doc’ Grant was a parachuting pioneer
Grant had been well known for dashing adventures in the Farmington area, where he also ran a restaurant on the town’s Main Street.
Posted inPerspective
How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
More than 40 fire scientists and forest ecologists in the US and Canada teamed up to investigate why wildfires are getting more extreme. Climate change is part of the problem, but there’s more.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Poll: Should schools make mask wearing mandatory?
COVID-19 cases are increasing among young people, and many school districts have notified parents of individual cases and the need to quarantine. As an extra step, some schools that had voluntary masking policies are making masks mandatory.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against coronavirus?
Experts say there’s no scientific evidence showing that masks cause harm to kids’ health despite claims to the contrary on social media and elsewhere
Posted inMaine
Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday afternoon in Maine
Severe thunderstorms will move through this afternoon. Damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado are possible.
Posted inMaine, News
Crossbow standoff in Waldoboro ends without injury
The Waldoboro Police Department responded Tuesday morning to a report that a family member involved in a domestic incident was armed with a crossbow.
Posted inNew England, News
New Hampshire man is accused of putting his baby daughter in a clothes dryer and starting it
Police in New Hampshire say a man has been accused of putting his baby daughter into a clothes dryer and turning on the machine before the mother quickly stopped it