Employers added a robust 379,000 jobs in February, but it represents just a fraction of the roughly 9.5 million that the economy must regain to get back to where it was before the pandemic.
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Maine reports 225 new virus cases, no additional deaths
Maine expects a decrease in vaccine doses delivered next week, with eligibility newly open to residents in their 60s along with teachers and child care workers.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
As schools rush to reopen, teachers’ vaccinations are not tracked
As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Jug Hill Riders to hold ride-in March 6 during Maine’s Free Snowmobile Weekend
REGION — Maine Free Snowmobile Weekend is March 5-7. The Jug Hill Riders snowmobile club in Livermore Falls will hold a ride-in 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the clubhouse on Diamond Road. Hot dogs, chili and desserts will be available by donation to Jug Hill Riders. Membership signups will also be […]
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Starks tutoring project addresses learning inequities due to lack of internet
A satellite center is helping students through remote learning.
Posted inMaine, News
State says people in jails and prisons will have to keep waiting for vaccines
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, does not know when the state will start offering shots to incarcerated people because doses are ‘at a premium.’
Posted inHealth, News, River Valley
Med-Care vaccinating school staff starting March 5 in Mexico
Teachers who signed up for the Moderna vaccine are getting inoculated.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
By slimmest of margins, Senate votes to take up $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill
The Senate’s 51-50 vote to start debating the package, with Vice President Kamala Harris pushing Democrats over the top, underscores how they are navigating the package through Congress with virtually no margin for error.
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COVID-19 cases decline at Bath shipyard
Bath Iron works had reported 311 positive cases as of Thursday, according to the company’s website.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State opposes bill that would extend jobless benefits to Maine’s self-employed workers
The Maine Department of Labor says federal laws would have to change before it could set up a system to benefit workers who are not covered by state unemployment insurance.