The initiative is an attempt to get students back in the classroom after being forced to go remote since the start of the year.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Local Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Wol Maiwen’s college basketball career gets early start at UMaine
Men’s basketball: Former Edward Little star thought he’d have to redshirt his freshman year, but a change in NCAA eligibility rules allows him to get on the court early, which he hopes will accelerate his development.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Classes at Rumford’s Mountain Valley High School go remote because of staff quarantines, illness
Students will learn from home next week, superintendent says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Survey says: Organic farmers making most of pandemic
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, farmers were able to keep their operations going as the process of farming itself didn’t change at all.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes $8.4 billion, 2-year budget that doesn’t raise taxes
The budget adds to the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund despite the impact of COVID-19 on state revenues.
Posted inHealth
How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot?
The first COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. and U.K. require two doses a few weeks apart
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports grim new records: 41 more deaths and 782 cases
Six of the deaths occurred in the previous 48 hours, while the rest happened in December and were linked to COVID-19 by the Maine CDC in follow-up investigations.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: Biden vows to deliver a new COVID-19 stimulus package
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, The Franklin Journal
A lifetime of piano tuning in Maine
Richard Robitaille retraces his 60 years of hitting the right note.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
2020 – The Year in Review Part 2
July Western Maine trails received $87,000 in grants with $30,000 granted to The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust to improve wayfaring in the trust’s 36 miles of trails. Trailhead signs and trail markers will be improved and an in-town trail between Rangeley’s Lakeside Park and the Rangeley Public Library will be constructed. “Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust […]