This year’s back-to-school supply list has an important line item: face masks. Here’s how to choose the best mask for your child, when to wash it and how to get them to wear it all day.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached
The Biden administration says the historic amount of federal pandemic aid flowing to the nation’s K-12 schools presents a moment for reimagining all aspects of American education
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Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
Video: Billions in pandemic school aid have few strings
As the federal government releases pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to invest in seismic changes. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Many Maine schools use pandemic aid to boost air quality
Maine schools are using a one-time windfall in federal relief to add positions, buses, improving ventilation and technology.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given the Food and Drug Administration’s full approval, meaning it has now undergone the same rigorous regulatory review as dozens of other established vaccines
Posted inPerspective
Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress
Firefighters are hailed as heroes and pillars of strength, bravery and courage. But the daily stressors and traumas of their jobs take a heavy emotional toll that largely goes unnoticed by the public.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Track Henri as it strengthens and approaches Maine
The slow-moving storm could bring serious coastal and inland flooding and damaging winds Sunday into Monday.
Posted inNation / World
Video update: What to expect from Tropical Storm Henri and Hurricane Grace
National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham provides an update on Tropical Storm Henri and Hurricane Grace based on the 11 a.m. Friday advisories.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot instead, stay tuned
Posted inMaine
Why did the giant rubber ducky cross Belfast Harbor?
The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths