Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Volunteers answer staffing shortage for vaccination clinics, expose growing need
Maine hospitals have called in volunteers to help vaccinate thousands of front-line health care workers, indicating a potential shortage of trained vaccinators and others to carry out a mass inoculation.
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Posted inPerspective
Vaccine hoaxes are rampant on social media. Here’s how to spot them.
Social media companies are cracking down on misleading claims about the new vaccines against the coronavirus.
Posted inPerspective
Seven tips for staying safe as COVID-19 cases rise and colder weather heightens the risk
https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1315593013184221184?s=20 As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and everyone around you. It’s easy to get tired of wearing masks and practicing social distancing. There has even been some talk from the White […]
Posted inPerspective
Daily DIY sniff checks could catch many cases of COVID-19
Smell loss – called anosmia – is a common symptom of COVID-19. For the past nine months, the two of us – a sensory scientist and an infectious disease epidemiologist– have applied our respective expertise to develop smell-based screening and testing programs as part of a response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In early October, one […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Junior hockey notes: NAHL extends regular season
The North American Hockey League announced teams will have until May 15th to complete the regular season. The USPHL is bringing women’s hockey standouts to the Tampa Hub City event.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus fire department thriving in the pandemic
When Troy Cailler was hired as chief in March at the age of 27, he hit the ground running with a list of priorities in hand. Among them, a new fire engine to replace the rickety 1991 model in active service.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports no new COVID cases because state lab was closed on Christmas
The lab did not process samples Friday and other labs that typically report results to the public health agency also did not do so on the holiday.
Posted inMaine
Backlog in Maine courts grows as virus surge delays some trials and hearings
The disruption is adding to a mounting backlog of criminal cases with a return to normal operations at least months away.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Nordic skis, snowshoes flying off the shelves in Maine
Local ski shops say the shortage appears linked to a desire by Mainers to get outdoors safely while the pandemic rages.