Some providers are prioritizing testing for essential workers and people with symptoms of illness, which means travelers and others with less urgent testing needs are facing delays.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Shortage of school bus drivers prompts districts to offer big incentives
Some are trying to lure new hires by offering bonuses as big as $3,000, as the pandemic makes a longstanding problem worse.
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Posted inFootball, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lewiston among high school football teams dealing with COVID disruptions
The Blue Devils, along with Marshwood, Brewer and Noble, have players in quarantine because of COVID-related concerns.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Education Board votes ‘no masks’ for SAD 44
BETHEL — SAD 44 school district voted last night to reopen the school with no mask mandate, albeit wearing masks strongly recommended. It was a 10 – 4 vote, with the majority of the ‘yes’s’ not wearing masks themselves among the library filled with over 20 people, most not bearing masks. The Superintendent of SAD […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based district chooses optional masking to start school
The majority of RSU 56 directors followed state health and education officials’ recommendations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston school superintendent plans to recommend a mandatory mask policy
The announcement marks a reversal from Superintendent Jake Langlais’ position earlier this month.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Masking will be ‘strongly encouraged’ for the unvaccinated in Readfield-area schools
Masking will be a decision left for parents to make for their students, but Regional School Unit 38 will participate in pool testing to avoid long periods of quarantine for close contacts.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon, Topsham-area parents worry as children prepare return to school in pandemic
As children in the southern Midcoast region are returning to school, the surge in COVID-19 cases from the highly contagious delta variant is causing some parents to question how safe conditions will be for in-person instruction. School departments across the Midcoast announced it will not offer a remote learning option in the fall and has […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine to distribute municipal COVID-19 relief funding soon
The Mills administration says the state has already received $59.6 million of more than $119 million in federal aid it is making available to counties, cities and towns.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Delta Air Lines imposes fee on unvaccinated employees
The surcharge, which begins in November, equates to a $2,400 cut in annual pay.