Local couples rely on new activities and imaginative tweaks to old routines to stay safe and sane during COVID.
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Stay healthy, stay in touch
Experts offer suggestions on how to use Zoom, FaceTime and other platforms to stay connected.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Living together 24/7: Pay attention to personality traits
As COVID-19 forces people to live together all the time, survival is all about listening and learning together too.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford police sergeant switches from town patrol to schools
After a 32-year career, Doug Maifeld is serving Rumford and Mexico students.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Poland farmers say past year offered new challenges, newfound gratitude
POLAND — Just weeks after COVID-19 struck Maine in mid-March, Dr. Charles Foley was packing his bags to go serve his country. On March 31, the 57-year-old plastic surgeon who owns a farm with his wife was deployed by the U.S. Army Reserve to the epicenter of this country’s pandemic in New York City, where […]
Posted inNation / World
Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust
Few Native American tribes sign up to participate in clinical trials.
Posted inNation / World
U.K. hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
The National Education Union calls on the conservative government to move learning online for at least two weeks.
Posted inNation / World
U.K. variant continues to spread around the world as pandemic enters 2021
It will take weeks for the initial shots to kick in and months before vaccines will likely become available for most.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Los Angeles hospitals struggle to provide enough oxygen for COVID-19 patients
LOS ANGELES — Hospitals struggling to provide enough oxygen for the sickest coronavirus patients in the Los Angeles area received some relief Saturday when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews arrived. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office says crews helped some aging hospitals update their oxygen delivery systems. Besides the shortage of oxygen, they’re also having difficulty […]
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports 343 COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths
The seven-day average for new daily cases is now at a whopping 529.3, but Maine is among the fastest states to distribute the vaccine.