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Posted inMaine, News
Maine diverting 500 vaccine doses from CVS to independent pharmacy
The Maine CDC is trying to speed up vaccinations at Maine nursing homes, but CVS official says they have inoculated in a timely manner.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Supper Club: Dinners are returning Sunday evenings at Farmington church
Old South First Congregational Church has relaunched its free-meal program.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 athletes’ mental health program starts
Once Spruce Mountain High School athletes learned most competitive winter sports were approved, the number of athletes ineligible to participate because of their grades went from 47 to 14.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 fully remote this week
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 has implemented the fully remote model this week after a staff member who works throughout the district tested positive for COVID-19. According to a letter from Superintendent Scott Albert, Monday, Jan.18 all the staff and students that the staff person had close contact with have been contacted by […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Mt. Blue TV offering pandemic-related solutions
“We’re one of the best kept secrets in Franklin County,” Mt. Blue TV board president Stan Wheeler said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Back-to-office plans vary widely among Portland-area employers
A survey of more than 160 companies in Greater Portland showed that a majority of firms don’t know when their workers will return to the office.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 discusses mental health for staff and students, iPad damages
Despite all the stressors associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the community is helping good things happen in Spruce Mountain schools.
Posted inFranklin, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
COVID-19 vaccines in short supply, nonexistent for older Mainers
Hospitals are getting inundated with calls from people who are 70 or older and desperate for the shot.