The Auburn School District aims to begin its pooled testing program next month.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston Ramada hotel shelter winding down operations
The wellness shelter will close next week, but a 16-room quarantine shelter will continue through Dec. 31.
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Posted inMaine, News
State tax revenues continue to outpace forecasts 2 months into the fiscal year
Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that state revenues were $42 million ahead of forecasts since July 1.
Posted inFranklin, Health, Maine
One resident of Franklin County, two from Androscoggin County die from COVID as Maine surpasses 1,000 deaths
State health officials reported 18 additional deaths Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,002 since March 2020.
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.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Mt. Blue Campus in COVID-19 ‘outbreak status,’ state says
The Maine CDC said there were nine positive cases in one week at the Farmington site.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Vaccination rates for regional public school staff released
The Department of Health and Human Services released vaccination rates of teachers and staff for schools across Maine, including Spruce Mountain and Mt. Blue.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Jeromy Lee, 40: Wanted to become Maine Guide
Jeromy Lee had been working seven-day weeks at Bath Iron Works for so long to make extra money for his family that he decided he needed a break. He and his wife, Nichole, enjoyed his first weekend off in months this summer. They talked about how they might fill the next several weekends, too. Most […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Governor acknowledges an ‘unwelcome milestone’
The state also reported a record number of patients in hospitals, including in intensive care.
Posted inNation / World
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
The company says a second dose six months after the first raises antibody levels 12-fold.