The School Committee rejected an attempt to adapt its plan to reflect the recent surge of COVID cases.
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Posted inNation / World
COVID mask disputes make for rocky start of school year
Nowhere did Monday’s battles play out greater than in Texas, where some counties and school districts kept in place mask mandates and others rescinded them.
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Posted inMaine
Health care workers protest vaccine mandate in Augusta
Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Booster shots available for Mainers with compromised immune systems
Those who qualify include people who are having cancer treatments or who have immunodeficiency disease or other specified conditions affecting their immune systems.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine municipalities, counties gear up to spend federal relief funding
Local officials are figuring out how to spend $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, despite confusing guidelines and disbursement delays.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s long-haul COVID patients confront ‘constant battle’
Health experts estimate that up to 23% of all those afflicted with the coronavirus have symptoms lasting for months or longer.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 surge
The latest surge in cases — and its impact on Mainers’ daily lives — has left some wondering: Why didn’t the vaccines prevent this, and where does that leave us?
Posted inMaine
Health care workers, supporters protest vaccine mandate in Portland
At least 300 people gathered near Maine Medical Center to call for personal choice in medical decisions.
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports, Varsity Maine
Timeout: Fall sports are starting, but COVID-19 rages on
As coronavirus cases and anxiety grow, Tony Blasi writes that it is increasing important to monitor kids’ physical and mental health and to make sure to let them know that you are in their corner.